colouration vs pick

pick vs colouration

colouration and pick both are nouns.

colouration is not a verb while pick is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
colouration	Yes	No	No	No
pick	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, pick is a hypernym of colouration; that is, pick is a word with a broader meaning than colouration:

colouration: choice and use of colors (as by an artist)
pick: the act of choosing or selecting

Other hypernyms of colouration include choice, option, selection.

colouration (noun)	pick (noun)
choice and use of colors (as by an artist)	the act of choosing or selecting
appearance with regard to color	a basketball maneuver; obstructing an opponent with one's body
the timbre of a musical sound	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

colouration (verb)	pick (verb)
	remove in small bits
	remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits
	select carefully from a group
	harass with constant criticism
	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

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