Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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peck | Yes | No | Yes | No |
pick | Yes | No | Yes | No |
peck (noun) | pick (noun) |
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a light kiss | the act of choosing or selecting |
bite by a bird | a basketball maneuver; obstructing an opponent with one's body |
(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent | a heavy iron tool with a wooden handle and a curved head that is pointed on both ends |
a United States dry measure equal to 8 quarts or 537.605 cubic inches | a thin sharp implement used for removing unwanted material |
a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 2 gallons | 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 |
peck (verb) | pick (verb) |
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bother persistently with trivial complaints | remove in small bits |
eat by pecking at, like a bird | remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits |
eat like a bird | select carefully from a group |
kiss lightly | harass with constant criticism |
hit lightly with a picking motion | 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 |