Word

pick, n.
(picks)
freq. cnt. 1

the person or thing chosen or selected
<noun.cognition> freq. cnt.: 13 freq. cnt.: 11 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

choice pick selection

sample sentences

"he was my pick for mayor"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

pick

semantic pointers

hypernym

decision making, deciding

hyponym

pleasure favorite, favourite way

the act of choosing or selecting
<noun.act> freq. cnt.: 21 freq. cnt.: 13 freq. cnt.: 8

choice option pick selection

sample sentences

"your choice of colors was unfortunate"
"you can take your pick"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

select

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

opt

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

pick

semantic pointers

hypernym

action

hyponym

casting coloration, colouration sampling decision, determination, conclusion willing, volition election vote, voting, ballot, balloting

a basketball maneuver; obstructing an opponent with one's body
<noun.act>

pick

sample sentences

"he was called for setting an illegal pick"

semantic pointers

hypernym

basketball play

a heavy iron tool with a wooden handle and a curved head that is pointed on both ends
<noun.artifact>

pick pickax pickaxe

sample sentences

"they used picks and sledges to break the rocks"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

pick

semantic pointers

hypernym

edge tool

hyponym

mattock

a thin sharp implement used for removing unwanted material
<noun.artifact>

pick

sample sentences

"he used a pick to clean the dirt out of the cracks"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

pick

semantic pointers

hypernym

hand tool

hyponym

icepick, ice pick toothpick

a small thin device (of metal or plastic or ivory) used to pluck a stringed instrument
<noun.artifact>

pick plectron plectrum

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

pick

semantic pointers

hypernym

device

hyponym

guitar pick

the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving
<noun.artifact>

filling pick weft woof

semantic pointers

substance holonym

cloth, fabric, material, textile

hypernym

thread, yarn

part holonym

weave

the best people or things in a group
<noun.group> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

cream pick

sample sentences

"the cream of England's young men were killed in the Great War"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

pick

semantic pointers

hypernym

elite, elite group

the quantity of a crop that is harvested
<noun.quantity>

pick picking

sample sentences

"he sent the first picking of berries to the market"
"it was the biggest peach pick in years"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

pick

semantic pointers

hypernym

output, yield, production