collect vs pick
pick vs collectcollect and pick both are nouns.
collect is an adjective but pick is not an adjective.
collect and pick both are verbs.
collect is an adverb but pick is not an adverb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| collect | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| pick | Yes | No | Yes | No |
As verbs,
pick is a hyponym of
collect; that is, pick is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
collect:
- collect: assemble or get together
- pick: look for and gather
| collect (noun) | pick (noun) |
|---|---|
| a short prayer generally preceding the lesson in the Church of Rome or the Church of England | the act of choosing or selecting |
| a basketball maneuver; obstructing an opponent with one's body | |
| a heavy iron tool with a wooden handle and a curved head that is pointed on both ends | |
| a thin sharp implement used for removing unwanted material | |
| the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving | |
| a small thin device (of metal or plastic or ivory) used to pluck a stringed instrument | |
| the person or thing chosen or selected | |
| the best people or things in a group | |
| the quantity of a crop that is harvested |
| collect (adjective) | pick (adjective) |
|---|---|
| payable by the recipient on delivery |
| collect (verb) | pick (verb) |
|---|---|
| assemble or get together | remove in small bits |
| get or bring together | remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits |
| get or gather together | select carefully from a group |
| call for and obtain payment of | harass with constant criticism |
| gather or collect | eat intermittently; take small bites of |
| hit lightly with a picking motion | |
| look for and gather | |
| attack with or as if with a pickaxe of ice or rocky ground, for example | |
| pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion | |
| provoke | |
| pay for something | |
| pilfer or rob |
| collect (adverb) | pick (adverb) |
|---|---|
| make a telephone call or mail a package so that the recipient pays |
Words related to "collect"
- accumulate
- acquire
- amass
- archive
- bale
- beat up
- bird-nest
- birdnest
- call for
- catch
- chunk
- clam
- club
- cod
- collate
- collect
- collectible
- collecting
- collection
- collector
- come up
- compile
- corral
- cull
- drum up
- due
- farm
- file away
- fund
- garner
- gather
- gather up
- get
- glean
- harvest
- heap up
- hive
- hive away
- hoard
- lay in
- lump
- marshal
- mobilise
- mobilize
- muster
- muster up
- nest
- nut
- orison
- oyster
- pearl
- petition
- pick
- pick up
- pile up
- pluck
- prayer
- pull in
- pull together
- put in
- raise
- rake
- rally
- reap
- roll up
- round up
- run up
- salt away
- salvage
- scavenge
- scrape
- scrape up
- scratch
- shock
- snail
- sponge
- stack away
- stack up
- stash away
- store
- summon
- take
- take in
Words related to "pick"
- action
- ballot
- balloting
- basketball play
- beak
- berry
- blame
- break up
- call forth
- casting
- choice
- choose
- chop
- clean
- cloth
- collect
- coloration
- colouration
- conclusion
- cream
- criticise
- criticize
- cull
- deciding
- decision
- decision making
- determination
- device
- draw
- eat
- edge tool
- election
- elite
- elite group
- evoke
- excerption
- fabric
- favorite
- favourite
- filling
- find fault
- foot
- garner
- gather
- guitar pick
- hack
- hand tool
- hand-pick
- ice pick
- icepick
- kick up
- knock
- material
- mattock
- mushroom
- nibble
- option
- output
- pay
- peck
- pick apart
- pick off
- pick out
- pick over
- pick up
- pickax
- pickaxe
- picker
- picking
- pickings
- piece
- pierce
- pleasure
- plectron
- plectrum
- pluck
- plunk
- production
- provoke
- pull
- pull together
- remove
- rob
- sampling
- select
- selection
- strike
- take
- take away
- textile
- thread
- toothpick
- twang
- volition
- vote
- voting
- way
- weave
- weft
- willing
- withdraw
- woof
- yarn
- yield
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