noun Download 🔗Share A tool used for digging; a pickaxe. Examples : "The construction worker used the pick to break up the hard concrete. " utensil machine essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A tool for unlocking a lock without the original key; a lock pick, picklock. Examples : "The locksmith used a special pick to open the locked safe. " device police item property essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A comb with long widely spaced teeth, for use with tightly curled hair. Examples : "My grandmother used her special pick to style her tight curls. " style utensil appearance essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A choice; ability to choose. Examples : "The student's pick for the project was the most interesting topic. " ability essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share That which would be picked or chosen first; the best. Examples : "The pick for the student council president was clearly Emily. " quality value essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A screen. Examples : "The classroom had a large, white pick on the wall for displaying student artwork. " electronics device technology essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An offensive tactic in which a player stands so as to block a defender from reaching a teammate. Examples : "The basketball player used a clever pick to get open for the shot. " sport essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An interception. Examples : "The quarterback's pick led to a touchdown for the opposing team. " sport action essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A good defensive play by an infielder. Examples : "The shortstop made a great pick, diving to catch the grounder and stopping the runner from advancing. " sport essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A pickoff. Examples : "The pitcher's pickoff play was successful, preventing the runner from advancing. " sport essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A tool used for strumming the strings of a guitar; a plectrum. Examples : "The guitarist used a plastic pick to play the song. " music utensil entertainment essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A pointed hammer used for dressing millstones. Examples : "The stonemason carefully used the pick to shape the millstone. " utensil machine essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A pike or spike; the sharp point fixed in the center of a buckler. Examples : "The knight carefully adjusted the pick on his buckler, ensuring the sharp point was securely in place. " weapon military item essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A particle of ink or paper embedded in the hollow of a letter, filling up its face, and causing a spot on a printed sheet. Examples : "The printer produced a letter with a noticeable pick in the "O" of "October". " technical writing essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share That which is picked in, as with a pointed pencil, to correct an unevenness in a picture. Examples : "The art student used a tiny pick to correct the uneven line in her drawing. " art mark essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The blow that drives the shuttle, used in calculating the speed of a loom (in picks per minute); hence, in describing the fineness of a fabric, a weft thread. Examples : "so many picks to an inch" material technology industry machine essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To grasp and pull with the fingers or fingernails. Examples : "The student carefully picked up the pencil from the floor. " action body essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To harvest a fruit or vegetable for consumption by removing it from the plant to which it is attached; to harvest an entire plant by removing it from the ground. Examples : "The farmer picked the ripe tomatoes from the vine. " fruit vegetable plant agriculture food essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To pull apart or away, especially with the fingers; to pluck. Examples : "She picked flowers in the meadow." action plant food essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To take up; especially, to gather from here and there; to collect; to bring together. Examples : "to pick rags" action process essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To remove something from somewhere with a pointed instrument, with the fingers, or with the teeth. Examples : "to pick the teeth; to pick a bone; to pick a goose; to pick a pocket" action body essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To decide upon, from a set of options; to select. Examples : "I had to pick a shirt from the laundry basket to wear to school today. " action essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To seek (a fight or quarrel) where the opportunity arises. Examples : "The two brothers often picked fights over who got to use the computer first. " attitude action character essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To recognise the type of ball being bowled by a bowler by studying the position of the hand and arm as the ball is released. Examples : "The batter picked the fastball, recognizing the bowler's hand position as the ball left his grip. " sport technical essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To pluck the individual strings of a musical instrument or to play such an instrument. Examples : "He picked a tune on his banjo." music entertainment sound essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To open (a lock) with a wire, lock pick, etc. Examples : "The locksmith used a lock pick to open the safe. " police action essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To eat slowly, sparingly, or by morsels; to nibble. Examples : "The little boy picked at his dinner, only eating small bites. " food action essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To do anything fastidiously or carefully, or by attending to small things; to select something with care. Examples : "I gingerly picked my way between the thorny shrubs." action quality essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To steal; to pilfer. Examples : "The student was accused of picking pockets in the crowded cafeteria. " property action essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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verb Download 🔗Share To peck at, as a bird with its beak; to strike at with anything pointed; to act upon with a pointed instrument; to pierce; to prick, as with a pin. Examples : "The bird picked at the crumbs on the floor. " action animal essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To separate or open by means of a sharp point or points. Examples : "to pick matted wool, cotton, oakum, etc." action utensil essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To screen. Examples : "The teacher picked the best student answers for the presentation. " job work essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading