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. |