n.
1.the person or thing chosen or selected
2.the quantity of a crop that is harvested
3.the best people or things in a group
4.the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving
5.a small thin device (of metal or plastic or ivory) used to pluck a stringed instrument
6.a thin sharp implement used for picking
7.a heavy iron tool with a wooden handle and a curved head that is pointed on both ends
8.a basketball maneuver
9.the act of choosing or selecting pick v.
1.select carefully from a group
2.look for and gather
3.harass with constant criticism
4.provoke
5.remove in small bits
6.remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits
7.pilfer or rob
8.pay for something
9.pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion 10.attack with or as if with a pickaxe of ice or rocky ground, for example 11.hit lightly with a picking motion 12.eat intermittently
Idiom of the Day
can't see the forest for the trees
to be unable to understand the whole picture of something because you are only looking at small parts of it
Our boss has no understanding of most problems because he can't see the forest for the trees.
