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pice see "paisa."
piciform of or similar to birds, such as woodpeckers, that have two front and two back toes for grasping vertical surfaces.
pick1 to choose or select from a group. [14 definitions]
pick2 a sharp, pointed tool used for digging, breaking, or chipping rock, soil, or the like.
pickaback variant of piggyback.
pickax a pick that has one flattened, chisel-shaped end. [2 definitions]
picked carefully or specially chosen. [2 definitions]
picker a person or thing that picks.
pickerel any of a number of North American pike, often caught for food or sport.
pickerelweed a North American aquatic plant bearing arrow-shaped leaves and spikes of blue-violet flowers that grows in shallow fresh waters.
picket a pointed stake, post, or peg fixed into the ground, usu. used to make a fence or hold something in place. [5 definitions]
picket fence a fence made of pointed upright pales or slats set fairly close together and often painted white.
picket line a line or cordon of strikers, protesters, or other demonstrators serving as pickets.
picking the act of one that picks. [3 definitions]
pickle a food, usu. cucumber, that has been preserved in a solution of salt, vinegar, and usu. seasonings. [4 definitions]
pickled preserved or steeped in a solution such as brine, vinegar, formaldehyde, or the like.
picklock one who picks locks, esp. a thief. [2 definitions]
pick-me-up (informal) food or drink, esp. an alcoholic drink, taken in order to make one feel more energetic or cheerful.
pick on (informal) to annoy or harass, either verbally or physically. [3 definitions]
pick out to choose. [2 definitions]
pick over to examine with close scrutiny, as before buying.