pick up vs joy

pick up is not a noun while joy is a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
pick up	No	No	Yes	No
joy	Yes	No	Yes	No

pick up (noun)	joy (noun)
	something or someone that provides a source of happiness
	the emotion of great happiness

pick up (verb)	joy (verb)
gain or regain energy	feel happiness or joy
improve significantly; go from bad to good	make glad or happy
lift out or reflect from a background
get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally
eat by pecking at, like a bird
take into custody
take up by hand
fill with high spirits; fill with optimism
give a passenger or a hitchhiker a lift
take and lift upward
perceive with the senses quickly, suddenly, or momentarily
register (perceptual input)
buy casually or spontaneously
gather or collect
get in addition, as an increase
meet someone for sexual purposes