picks

Noun

• the person or thing chosen or selected
• the quantity of a crop that is harvested
• the best people or things in a group
• 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
• a thin sharp implement used for removing unwanted material
• a heavy iron tool with a wooden handle and a curved head that is pointed on both ends
  • "they used picks and sledges to break the rocks"
• a basketball maneuver; obstructing an opponent with one's body
• the act of choosing or selecting
• plural of pick

Verb

• select carefully from a group
• look for and gather
• harass with constant criticism
• provoke
• remove in small bits
• remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits
• pilfer or rob
• pay for something
• pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion
• attack with or as if with a pickaxe of ice or rocky ground, for example
• hit lightly with a picking motion
• eat intermittently; take small bites of
• third-person singular simple present indicative of pick

Synonyms

beak, blame, break up, choice, clean, cream, cull, filling, find fault, foot, nibble, option, peck, pick, pickax, pickaxe, picking, piece, plectron, plectrum, pluck, plunk, selection, weft, woof