dial vs pick out

dial is a noun but pick out is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
dial	Yes	No	Yes	No
pick out	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, pick out is a hypernym of dial; that is, pick out is a word with a broader meaning than dial:

Other hypernyms of dial include choose, select, take.

dial (noun)	pick out (noun)
the face of a timepiece; graduated to show the hours
a disc on a telephone that is rotated a fixed distance for each number called
the circular graduated indicator on various measuring instruments
the control on a radio or television set that is used for tuning

dial (verb)	pick out (verb)
choose by means of a dial	pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
operate a dial to select a telephone number	detect with the senses