picked
1
[ pikt ]
/ pɪkt /
adjective
specially chosen or selected, usually for special skill: a crew of picked men.
cleared or cleaned by or as if by picking: picked fruit.
Words nearby picked
pickaback plant,
pickaninny,
pickaroon,
pickax,
pickaxe,
picked,
picked over,
pickeer,
pickens,
picker,
picker-upper
Definition for picked (2 of 4)
picked
2
[ pik-id, pikt ]
/ ˈpɪk ɪd, pɪkt /
adjective Chiefly Dialect.
having or coming to a sharp point; peaked; pointed.
Definition for picked (3 of 4)
Origin of pick
1synonym study for pick
1. See
choose.
OTHER WORDS FROM pick
pick·a·ble, adjective un·pick·a·ble, adjectiveDefinition for picked (4 of 4)
pick
3
[ pik ]
/ pɪk /
verb (used with object)
to cast (a shuttle).
noun
(in a loom) one passage of the shuttle.
Origin of pick
3
variant of
pitch1
Example sentences from the Web for picked
British Dictionary definitions for picked (1 of 3)
pick
1
/ (pɪk) /
verb
noun
Derived forms of pick
pickable, adjectiveWord Origin for pick
C15: from earlier
piken to pick, influenced by French
piquer to pierce; compare Middle Low German
picken, Dutch
pikken
British Dictionary definitions for picked (2 of 3)
pick
2
/ (pɪk) /
noun
a tool with a handle carrying a long steel head curved and tapering to a point at one or both ends, used for loosening soil, breaking rocks, etc
any of various tools used for picking, such as an ice pick or toothpick
a plectrum
verb
(tr)
to pierce, dig, or break up (a hard surface) with a pick
(tr)
to form (a hole) in this way
Word Origin for pick
C14: perhaps variant of
pike ²
British Dictionary definitions for picked (3 of 3)
pick
3
/ (in weaving pɪk) /
verb
(tr)
to cast (a shuttle)
noun
one casting of a shuttle
a weft or filling thread
Word Origin for pick
C14: variant of
pitch
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Idioms and Phrases with picked
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