Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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pick | Yes | No | Yes | No |
piece | Yes | No | Yes | No |
pick (noun) | piece (noun) |
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the act of choosing or selecting | a separate part of a whole |
a basketball maneuver; obstructing an opponent with one's body | game equipment consisting of an object used in playing certain board games |
a heavy iron tool with a wooden handle and a curved head that is pointed on both ends | a portable gun |
a thin sharp implement used for removing unwanted material | a work of art of some artistic value |
the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving | an item that is an instance of some type |
a small thin device (of metal or plastic or ivory) used to pluck a stringed instrument | a distance |
the person or thing chosen or selected | a musical work that has been created |
the best people or things in a group | an artistic or literary composition |
the quantity of a crop that is harvested | an instance of some kind |
a serving that has been cut from a larger portion | |
a portion of a natural object | |
a share of something | |
a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition |
pick (verb) | piece (verb) |
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remove in small bits | repair by adding pieces |
remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits | eat intermittently; take small bites of |
select carefully from a group | join during spinning |
harass with constant criticism | to join or unite the pieces of |
eat intermittently; take small bites of | create by putting components or members together |
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 |