Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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picket | Yes | No | Yes | No |
scout | Yes | No | Yes | No |
picket (noun) | scout (noun) |
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a form of military punishment used by the British in the late 17th century in which a soldier was forced to stand on one foot on a pointed stake | someone who can find paths through unexplored territory |
a wooden strip forming part of a fence | a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event |
a vehicle performing sentinel duty | someone employed to discover and recruit talented persons (especially in the worlds of entertainment or sports) |
a detachment of troops guarding an army from surprise attack | |
a protester posted by a labor organization outside a place of work | |
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event |
picket (verb) | scout (verb) |
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fasten with a picket | explore, often with the goal of finding something or somebody |
serve as pickets or post pickets |