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picks

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A tool used for digging; a pickaxe.

Examples :

"The miners used their picks to break up the hard rock in the tunnel. "

utensil archaeology geology agriculture

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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. "

utility item device

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A comb with long widely spaced teeth, for use with tightly curled hair.

Examples :

"Maria uses picks to gently detangle her daughter's thick, curly hair after bath time. "

appearance style utensil

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A choice; ability to choose.

Examples :

"Because she won the competition, Sarah had her picks of the best jobs in the company. "

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That which would be picked or chosen first; the best.

Examples :

""These are my picks for the best books to read this summer." "

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Examples :

"The point guard set good picks, freeing up his teammate for an open shot. "

electronics device computing technology

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An offensive tactic in which a player stands so as to block a defender from reaching a teammate.

Examples :

"The basketball team practiced setting effective picks to free up their star player for a shot. "

sport action game

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An interception.

Examples :

"The quarterback threw two costly picks in the fourth quarter, losing the game for his team. "

sport action game

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A good defensive play by an infielder.

Examples :

"The shortstop made two amazing picks to save the game. "

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Examples :

"The catcher's quick throw to first base resulted in one of the most exciting picks of the game. "

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A tool used for strumming the strings of a guitar; a plectrum.

Examples :

"He keeps a few guitar picks in his case, just in case he loses one. "

music utensil entertainment

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A pointed hammer used for dressing millstones.

Examples :

"The miller carefully sharpened his picks before starting the task of resurfacing the worn millstones. "

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A pike or spike; the sharp point fixed in the center of a buckler.

Examples :

"The soldier carefully examined the buckler's picks before mounting guard. "

weapon military part

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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 freshly printed document was rejected because the proofreader noticed several "picks" filling the "o"s and "e"s, causing unsightly dots on the page. "

technical writing

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That which is picked in, as with a pointed pencil, to correct an unevenness in a picture.

Examples :

"The artist carefully applied small picks of white paint to the canvas, smoothing out the subtle color variations in the portrait's cheek. "

art mark writing

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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 technical industry machine

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To grasp and pull with the fingers or fingernails.

Examples :

"She picks blueberries from the bush to make a pie. "

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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 :

"Each fall, my family picks apples at the local orchard to make apple pie. "

fruit vegetable agriculture plant food

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To pull apart or away, especially with the fingers; to pluck.

Examples :

"She picked flowers in the meadow."

action plant food

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To take up; especially, to gather from here and there; to collect; to bring together.

Examples :

"to pick rags"

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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"

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To decide upon, from a set of options; to select.

Examples :

"Example Sentence: "Every morning, my daughter picks out her outfit for school." "

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To seek (a fight or quarrel) where the opportunity arises.

Examples :

"He always picks fights with his younger brother, even over small things. "

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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 experienced batter quickly picks the googly by watching the bowler's wrist position. "

sport technical

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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

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To open (a lock) with a wire, lock pick, etc.

Examples :

"The thief picks the lock on the jewelry store door. "

property action technical

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To eat slowly, sparingly, or by morsels; to nibble.

Examples :

"Even though she wasn't very hungry, she picks at her salad during lunch. "

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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."

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To steal; to pilfer.

Examples :

"The mischievous boy often picks candies from the jar when his mother isn't looking. "

property action police business

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To throw; to pitch.

Examples :

"He picks the baseball to his teammate. "

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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 chicken picks at the seeds on the ground. "

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To separate or open by means of a sharp point or points.

Examples :

"to pick matted wool, cotton, oakum, etc."

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verb

Examples :

"The machine picks out the defective products from the assembly line. "

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