| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| picked | imp. & past participle | of Pick, Pointed; sharp., Having a pike or spine on the back; — said of certain fishes., Carefully selected; chosen; as, picked men., Fine; spruce; smart; precise; dianty. |
| pickax | noun | Alt. of Pickaxe |
| picker | noun | One who, or that which, picks, in any sense, — as, one who uses a pick; one who gathers; a thief; a pick; a pickax; as, a cotton picker., A machine for picking fibrous materials to pieces so as to loosen and separate the fiber., The piece in a loom which strikes the end of the shuttle, and impels it through the warp., A priming wire for cleaning the vent. |
| picket | noun | A stake sharpened or pointed, especially one used in fortification and encampments, to mark bounds and angles; or one used for tethering horses., A pointed pale, used in marking fences., A detached body of troops serving to guard an army from surprise, and to oppose reconnoitering parties of the enemy; — called also outlying picket., By extension, men appointed by a trades union, or other labor organization, to intercept outsiders, and prevent them from working for employers with whom the organization is at variance., A military punishment, formerly resorted to, in which the offender was forced to stand with one foot on a pointed stake., A game at cards. See Piquet., To fortify with pointed stakes., To inclose or fence with pickets or pales., To tether to, or as to, a picket; as, to picket a horse., To guard, as a camp or road, by an outlying picket., To torture by compelling to stand with one foot on a pointed stake. |
| pickle | noun | See Picle., A solution of salt and water, in which fish, meat, etc., may be preserved or corned; brine., Vinegar, plain or spiced, used for preserving vegetables, fish, eggs, oysters, etc., Any article of food which has been preserved in brine or in vinegar., A bath of dilute sulphuric or nitric acid, etc., to remove burnt sand, scale rust, etc., from the surface of castings, or other articles of metal, or to brighten them or improve their color., A troublesome child; as, a little pickle., To preserve or season in pickle; to treat with some kind of pickle; as, to pickle herrings or cucumbers., To give an antique appearance to; — said of copies or imitations of paintings by the old masters. |
| picksy | noun | See Pixy. |