Definition of pick

Scrabble & Words with friends points

• pick is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 12
• pick is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 12
• pick is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 14

Definition of pick

• the quantity of a crop that is harvested (noun)

  Examples

  1. he sent the first picking of berries to the market
  2. it was the biggest peach pick in years

  Synonyms

  1. picking
• the person or thing chosen or selected (noun)

  Examples

  1. he was my pick for mayor

  Synonyms

  1. choice
  2. selection
• a heavy iron tool with a wooden handle and a curved head that is pointed on both ends (noun)

  Examples

  1. they used picks and sledges to break the rocks

  Synonyms

  1. pickax
  2. pickaxe
• pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion (verb)

  Synonyms

  1. pluck
  2. plunk
• pay for something (verb)

  Examples

  1. pick up the tab
  2. pick up the burden of high-interest mortgages

  Synonyms

  1. foot
• look for and gather (verb)

  Examples

  1. pick mushrooms
  2. pick flowers

  Synonyms

  1. cull
  2. pluck
• the act of choosing or selecting (noun)

  Examples

  1. you can take your pick

  Synonyms

  1. choice
  2. option
  3. selection
• the best people or things in a group (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. cream
• harass with constant criticism (verb)

  Examples

  1. Don't always pick on your little brother

  Synonyms

  1. blame
  2. find fault
• eat intermittently; take small bites of (verb)

  Synonyms

  1. nibble
  2. piece
• remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits (verb)

  Synonyms

  1. clean
• a small thin device (of metal or plastic or ivory) used to pluck a stringed instrument (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. plectron
  2. plectrum
• the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. filling
  2. weft
  3. woof
• attack with or as if with a pickaxe of ice or rocky ground, for example (verb)

  Synonyms

  1. break up
• hit lightly with a picking motion (verb)

  Synonyms

  1. beak
  2. peck
• a basketball maneuver; obstructing an opponent with one's body (noun)

  Examples

  1. he was called for setting an illegal pick
• a thin sharp implement used for removing unwanted material (noun)

  Examples

  1. he used a pick to clean the dirt out of the cracks
• pilfer or rob (verb)

  Examples

  1. pick pockets
• provoke (verb)

  Examples

  1. pick a fight or a quarrel
• remove in small bits (verb)

  Examples

  1. pick meat from a bone
• select carefully from a group (verb)

  Examples

  1. She finally picked her successor
  2. He picked his way carefully

See definition of pick in Merriam Webster