Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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pick | Yes | No | Yes | No |
beak | Yes | No | Yes | No |
pick (noun) | beak (noun) |
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the act of choosing or selecting | horny projecting mouth of a bird |
a basketball maneuver; obstructing an opponent with one's body | beaklike mouth of animals other than birds (e.g., turtles) |
a heavy iron tool with a wooden handle and a curved head that is pointed on both ends | informal terms for the nose |
a thin sharp implement used for removing unwanted material | a beaklike, tapering tip on certain plant structures |
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 |
pick (verb) | beak (verb) |
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remove in small bits | hit lightly with a picking motion |
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 |