Picking

What do we mean by picking?

The act of one that picks. noun

Something or a group of things that are or may be picked. noun

Leftovers. noun

A share of spoils. noun

A rough sorting or cleaning, as of coal, from impurities. noun

The act of one who picks, in any sense. noun

In stone-working, same as dabbing, 1. noun

The final dressing or finishing of woven fabrics by going over the surface and removing burs and blemishes by hand, or retouching the color with dye by means of a camel's-hair pencil. noun

Plural That which one can pick up or off; anything left to be picked or gleaned. noun

Pilfering; stealing; also, that which is obtained by petty pilfering; perquisites gotten by means not strictly honest. noun

Removing picks or defects in electrotype plates with the tools of an electrotype-finisher. noun

Plural The pulverized shells of oysters, used in making walks. noun

A hard-burned brick. noun

Done or made as with a pointed tool. adjective

Nice; careful. adjective

See Picker, n., 3. adjective

The act of digging or breaking up, as with a pick. noun

The act of choosing, plucking, or gathering. noun

That which is, or may be, picked or gleaned. noun

To grasp and pull with the fingers or fingernails.

To harvest a fruit or vegetable for consumption by removing it from the plant to which it is attached; to harvest an entire plant by removing it from the ground.

To pull apart or away, especially with the fingers; to pluck.

To take up; especially, to gather from here and there; to collect; to bring together.

To remove something from somewhere with a pointed instrument, with the fingers, or with the teeth.

To decide upon, from a set of options; to select.

To seek (a fight or quarrel) where the opportunity arises.

To recognise the type of ball being bowled by a bowler by studying the position of the hand and arm as the ball is released.

To pluck the individual strings of a musical instrument or to play such an instrument.

To open (a lock) with a wire, lock pick, etc.

To eat slowly, sparingly, or by morsels; to nibble.

To do anything fastidiously or carefully, or by attending to small things; to select something with care.

To steal; to pilfer.

To throw; to pitch.

To peck at, as a bird with its beak; to strike at with anything pointed; to act upon with a pointed instrument; to pierce; to prick, as with a pin.

To separate or open by means of a sharp point or points.

To screen.

To treat someone unfairly by criticizing or punishing them. To harass or bother someone or something, usually unfairly. Urban Dictionary

A triangular or tear dropped shaped piece of plastic use to pluck the stings of a guitar. At first glance they appear inanimate ordinary plastic; however guitar picks are actually made from a very rare from of sentient plastic that has a tendency to roam around when left unattended. Their adventures can last up to two full weeks, and while most picks usually return to their place of origin, a poor sense of direction cause many to become lost, and some even intentionally run away. Picks also have a unique telepathic ability and can sense peoples joy, the more one enjoys using a particular pick, the more likely it is to abandon its owner. Urban Dictionary

When you don't give a FUCK. Urban Dictionary

To persistently &/ or Unneccesaarily find fault with something. Urban Dictionary

Extremely weak or lame. Urban Dictionary

Bullyed Urban Dictionary

A small, piece of plastic often triangular or "teardrop" in shape. Guitar picks come in varying colors and thicknesses (thin, medium, hard, etc.) and can only be bought in packs. Also an alternative term for "pluck", as in, to "pick" a string. Urban Dictionary

Adj: to comb your afro Urban Dictionary

The little piece of plastic you use to play guitar. Urban Dictionary

An interception, mainly in the game of football. Urban Dictionary

Words that are spelled similarly to picking:
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Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word picking:
berries, veto, trash, dropping, grapes, pick, locks, wicket, picked, strings, throwing, injury, choosing, cotton, insects, guitar, fruit, technique, lock, pieces, random, card, flowers, knee, items, yellow, wins, cards, eat, victories, string, off.

Words that rhyme with picking:
politicking, sticking, ticking, kicking, licking, nitpicking, flicking, clicking, tricking, bicking, nick hung, nick king, politic king, rick hung, sick king, stick hung.

Adjectives that are often used to describe picking:
hand, first, hop, berry, cherry, easy, cotton, nit, lock, worth, late, apple, careful, oakum, constant, busy, second, dry, last, mechanical, grape, peak, mushroom, mere, feather, blackberry, pea, much, olive, poor, manual, alternate, finger, actual, strawberry, nose, flower, selective, pretty, pocket, clean, careless, compulsive, corn, frequent, random, blueberry, hard, automatic, regular, slow, rich, banjo, excessive, daily, orange, samphire, rare, easier, comfortable, continuous, ecological, seasonal, stock, flat, tooth, brain, nice, gloomy, deliberate, wool, slim, cranberry, lint, delicate, efficient, bean.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective picking:
season, time, machine, style, contest, mind, expedition, method, expeditions, hands, system, minute, process, problem, party, operation, ability, scene, days, job, business, excursions, work, technique, money, seasons, approach, operations, kit, strategy, jobs, songs, girls, parties, behavior, camps, tool, areas, trip, algorithm, area, game, equipment, families, crew, details, excursion, grounds, fingers, camp, trips, straws, scoters, prowess, task, questions, session, device, sacks, styles, trucks, rules, wages, episode, robot, criticism, disorder, fowls, contests, industry, regulations, basket, procedure, friends, skill, variety, criticisms, birds, fields, monkeys, song, minds, jaunt, look, wind.

Consonant match to picking:
packing, peeking, peking, piking, poking, peaking, pecking, piquing, perking, packfong, pakfong, pak hung, pay king.

Words that sound like picking:
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