| pick | | |
| n. (cognition) | 1. choice, pick, selection | the person or thing chosen or selected.; "he was my pick for mayor" |
| ~ deciding, decision making | the cognitive process of reaching a decision.; "a good executive must be good at decision making" |
| ~ pleasure | a formal expression.; "he serves at the pleasure of the President" |
| ~ favorite, favourite | something regarded with special favor or liking.; "that book is one of my favorites" |
| ~ way | doing as one pleases or chooses.; "if I had my way" |
| n. (quantity) | 2. pick, picking | the quantity of a crop that is harvested.; "he sent the first picking of berries to the market"; "it was the biggest peach pick in years" |
| ~ output, yield, production | the quantity of something (as a commodity) that is created (usually within a given period of time).; "production was up in the second quarter" |
| n. (group) | 3. cream, pick | the best people or things in a group.; "the cream of England's young men were killed in the Great War" |
| ~ elite, elite group | a group or class of persons enjoying superior intellectual or social or economic status. |
| n. (artifact) | 4. filling, pick, weft, woof | the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving. |
| ~ cloth, fabric, textile, material | artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers.; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress" |
| ~ thread, yarn | a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving. |
| ~ weave | pattern of weaving or structure of a fabric. |
| n. (artifact) | 5. pick, plectron, plectrum | a small thin device (of metal or plastic or ivory) used to pluck a stringed instrument. |
| ~ device | an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose.; "the device is small enough to wear on your wrist"; "a device intended to conserve water" |
| ~ guitar pick | a plectrum used to pluck a guitar. |
| n. (artifact) | 6. pick | a thin sharp implement used for removing unwanted material.; "he used a pick to clean the dirt out of the cracks" |
| ~ hand tool | a tool used with workers' hands. |
| ~ ice pick, icepick | pick consisting of a steel rod with a sharp point; used for breaking up blocks of ice. |
| ~ toothpick | pick consisting of a small strip of wood or plastic; used to pick food from between the teeth. |
| n. (artifact) | 7. pick, pickax, pickaxe | a heavy iron tool with a wooden handle and a curved head that is pointed on both ends.; "they used picks and sledges to break the rocks" |
| ~ edge tool | any cutting tool with a sharp cutting edge (as a chisel or knife or plane or gouge). |
| ~ mattock | a kind of pick that is used for digging; has a flat blade set at right angles to the handle. |
| n. (act) | 8. pick | a basketball maneuver; obstructing an opponent with one's body.; "he was called for setting an illegal pick" |
| ~ basketball play | a play executed by a basketball team. |
| n. (act) | 9. choice, option, pick, selection | the act of choosing or selecting.; "your choice of colors was unfortunate"; "you can take your pick" |
| ~ action | something done (usually as opposed to something said).; "there were stories of murders and other unnatural actions" |
| ~ casting | the choice of actors to play particular roles in a play or movie. |
| ~ coloration, colouration | choice and use of colors (as by an artist). |
| ~ sampling | (statistics) the selection of a suitable sample for study. |
| ~ decision, determination, conclusion | the act of making up your mind about something.; "the burden of decision was his"; "he drew his conclusions quickly" |
| ~ willing, volition | the act of making a choice.; "followed my father of my own volition" |
| ~ election | the act of selecting someone or something; the exercise of deliberate choice.; "her election of medicine as a profession" |
| ~ balloting, vote, voting, ballot | a choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative.; "there were only 17 votes in favor of the motion"; "they allowed just one vote per person" |
| v. (cognition) | 10. pick | select carefully from a group.; "She finally picked her successor"; "He picked his way carefully" |
| ~ choose, pick out, select, take | pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives.; "Take any one of these cards"; "Choose a good husband for your daughter"; "She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her" |
| ~ hand-pick | pick personally and very carefully.; "the director hand-picked his new team" |
| v. (contact) | 11. cull, pick, pluck | look for and gather.; "pick mushrooms"; "pick flowers" |
| ~ gather, pull together, collect, garner | assemble or get together.; "gather some stones"; "pull your thoughts together" |
| ~ mushroom | pick or gather mushrooms.; "We went mushrooming in the Fall" |
| ~ berry | pick or gather berries.; "We went berrying in the summer" |
| v. (communication) | 12. blame, find fault, pick | harass with constant criticism.; "Don't always pick on your little brother" |
| ~ criticise, criticize, pick apart, knock | find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws.; "The paper criticized the new movie"; "Don't knock the food--it's free" |
| v. (creation) | 13. pick | provoke.; "pick a fight or a quarrel" |
| ~ call forth, evoke, kick up, provoke | evoke or provoke to appear or occur.; "Her behavior provoked a quarrel between the couple" |
| v. (change) | 14. pick | remove in small bits.; "pick meat from a bone" |
| ~ remove, take away, withdraw, take | remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract.; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment" |
| v. (change) | 15. clean, pick | remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits.; "Clean the turkey" |
| ~ remove, take away, withdraw, take | remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract.; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment" |
| v. (possession) | 16. pick | pilfer or rob.; "pick pockets" |
| ~ rob | take something away by force or without the consent of the owner.; "The burglars robbed him of all his money" |
| v. (possession) | 17. foot, pick | pay for something.; "pick up the tab"; "pick up the burden of high-interest mortgages"; "foot the bill" |
| ~ pay | give money, usually in exchange for goods or services.; "I paid four dollars for this sandwich"; "Pay the waitress, please" |
| v. (contact) | 18. pick, pluck, plunk | pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion.; "he plucked the strings of his mandolin" |
| ~ draw, pull, force | cause to move by pulling.; "draw a wagon"; "pull a sled" |
| ~ twang | pluck (strings of an instrument).; "He twanged his bow" |
| v. (contact) | 19. break up, pick | attack with or as if with a pickaxe of ice or rocky ground, for example.; "Pick open the ice" |
| ~ hack, chop | cut with a hacking tool. |
| ~ pierce | cut or make a way through.; "the knife cut through the flesh"; "The path pierced the jungle"; "Light pierced through the forest" |
| v. (contact) | 20. beak, peck, pick | hit lightly with a picking motion. |
| ~ strike | deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon.; "The teacher struck the child"; "the opponent refused to strike"; "The boxer struck the attacker dead" |
| v. (consumption) | 21. nibble, pick, piece | eat intermittently; take small bites of.; "He pieced at the sandwich all morning"; "She never eats a full meal--she just nibbles" |
| ~ eat | take in solid food.; "She was eating a banana"; "What did you eat for dinner last night?" |
| fold | | |
| n. (shape) | 1. bend, crease, crimp, flexure, fold, plication | an angular or rounded shape made by folding.; "a fold in the napkin"; "a crease in his trousers"; "a plication on her blouse"; "a flexure of the colon"; "a bend of his elbow" |
| ~ pleat, plait | any of various types of fold formed by doubling fabric back upon itself and then pressing or stitching into shape. |
| ~ angular shape, angularity | a shape having one or more sharp angles. |
| ~ twirl, kink, twist | a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight. |
| ~ pucker, ruck | an irregular fold in an otherwise even surface (as in cloth). |
| n. (group) | 2. congregation, faithful, fold | a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church. |
| ~ social group | people sharing some social relation. |
| ~ flock | a church congregation guided by a pastor. |
| ~ denomination | a group of religious congregations having its own organization and a distinctive faith. |
| n. (process) | 3. fold, folding | a geological process that causes a bend in a stratum of rock. |
| ~ geologic process, geological process | (geology) a natural process whereby geological features are modified. |
| n. (group) | 4. flock, fold | a group of sheep or goats. |
| ~ sheep | woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat. |
| ~ animal group | a group of animals. |
| n. (body) | 5. fold, plica | a folded part (as in skin or muscle). |
| ~ anatomical structure, bodily structure, body structure, complex body part, structure | a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing.; "he has good bone structure" |
| ~ epicanthic fold, epicanthus | a vertical fold of skin over the nasal canthus; normal for Mongolian peoples; sometimes occurs in Down's syndrome. |
| ~ plica vocalis, vocal band, vocal cord, vocal fold | either of two pairs of folds of mucous membrane projecting into the larynx. |
| ~ ruga | (anatomy) a fold or wrinkle or crease.; "rugae of the stomach" |
| ~ tentorium | (anatomy) a fold of dura mater that covers the cerebellum and supports the occipital lobes of the cerebrum. |
| n. (artifact) | 6. fold, sheep pen, sheepcote, sheepfold | a pen for sheep. |
| ~ pen | an enclosure for confining livestock. |
| n. (act) | 7. fold, folding | the act of folding.; "he gave the napkins a double fold" |
| ~ change of shape | an action that changes the shape of something. |
| ~ pleating, plication | the act of folding in parallel folds. |
| v. (contact) | 8. fold, fold up, turn up | bend or lay so that one part covers the other.; "fold up the newspaper"; "turn up your collar" |
| ~ change surface | undergo or cause to undergo a change in the surface. |
| ~ plicate, pleat | fold into pleats,.; "Pleat the cloth" |
| ~ crease, furrow, wrinkle | make wrinkled or creased.; "furrow one's brow" |
| ~ crease, crinkle, crisp, ruckle, scrunch up, wrinkle, scrunch | make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in.; "The dress got wrinkled"; "crease the paper like this to make a crane" |
| ~ corrugate | fold into ridges.; "corrugate iron" |
| ~ pleat, ruffle | pleat or gather into a ruffle.; "ruffle the curtain fabric" |
| ~ tuck | make a tuck or several folds in.; "tuck the fabric"; "tuck in the sheet" |
| ~ crimp, pinch | make ridges into by pinching together. |
| ~ cross | fold so as to resemble a cross.; "she crossed her legs" |
| ~ collapse | fold or close up.; "fold up your umbrella"; "collapse the music stand" |
| v. (change) | 9. fold | incorporate a food ingredient into a mixture by repeatedly turning it over without stirring or beating.; "Fold the egg whites into the batter" |
| ~ incorporate, integrate | make into a whole or make part of a whole.; "She incorporated his suggestions into her proposal" |
| v. (social) | 10. close, close down, close up, fold, shut down | cease to operate or cause to cease operating.; "The owners decided to move and to close the factory"; "My business closes every night at 8 P.M."; "close up the shop" |
| ~ adjourn, retire, withdraw | break from a meeting or gathering.; "We adjourned for lunch"; "The men retired to the library" |
| v. (contact) | 11. fold, pen up | confine in a fold, like sheep. |
| ~ restrain, confine, hold | to close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement.; "This holds the local until the express passengers change trains"; "About a dozen animals were held inside the stockade"; "The illegal immigrants were held at a detention center"; "The terrorists held the journalists for ransom" |
| v. (change) | 12. fold, fold up | become folded or folded up.; "The bed folds in a jiffy" |
| ~ change | undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature.; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" |
| ~ crinkle, rumple, crease, crumple, wrinkle | become wrinkled or crumpled or creased.; "This fabric won't wrinkle" |
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