PICKING Synonyms

• pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives

• select as an alternative over another

• see fit or proper to act in a certain way; decide to act in a certain way

• the person or thing that is rejected or set aside as inferior in quality

• remove something that has been rejected

• look for and gather

• an exclusive group of people

• selected as the best

• elected but not yet installed in office

• select by a vote for an office or membership

• choose

• To pick or harvest by hand.

• To select carefully and with individual attention.

• select as an alternative over another

• like better; value more highly

• select as an alternative over another

• promote over another

• give preference to one creditor over another

• of superior grade

• selected or chosen for special qualifications

• pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives

• the person or thing chosen or selected

• the act of choosing or selecting

• one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen

• of superior grade

• appealing to refined taste

• the trait of showing courage and determination in spite of possible loss or injury

• the act of pulling and releasing a taut cord

• pull or pull out sharply

• sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity

• rip off; ask an unreasonable price

• pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion

• strip of feathers

• look for and gather

• the act of choosing or selecting

• an assortment of things from which a choice can be made

• the person or thing chosen or selected

• a natural process resulting in the evolution of organisms best adapted to the environment

• a passage selected from a larger work

• beaklike mouth of animals other than birds (e.g., turtles)

• horny projecting mouth of a bird

• a beaklike, tapering tip on certain plant structures

• informal terms for the nose

• hit lightly with a picking motion

• an accusation that you are responsible for some lapse or misdeed

• a reproach for some lapse or misdeed

• expletives used informally as intensifiers

• put or pin the blame on

• harass with constant criticism

• attribute responsibility to

• free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits

• ritually clean or pure

• not spreading pollution or contamination; especially radioactive contamination

• (of behavior or especially language) free from objectionable elements; fit for all observers

• a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then jerked overhead

• completely; used as intensifiers

• in conformity with the rules or laws and without fraud or cheating

• free of restrictions or qualifications

• (of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims

• free from impurities

• (of a record) having no marks of discredit or offense

• free from sepsis or infection

• morally pure

• (of a manuscript) having few alterations or corrections

• (of a surface) not written or printed on

• exhibiting or calling for sportsmanship or fair play

• without difficulties or problems

• thorough and without qualification

• not carrying concealed weapons

• free from clumsiness; precisely or deftly executed

• free of drugs

• make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from

• remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits

• clean and tidy up the house

• clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing

• be cleanable

• deprive wholly of money in a gambling game, robbery, etc.

• remove all contents or possession from, or empty completely

• remove while making clean

• remove unwanted substances from

• remove shells or husks from

• the best people or things in a group

• the part of milk containing the butterfat

• toiletry consisting of any of various substances in the form of a thick liquid that have a soothing and moisturizing effect when applied to the skin

• make creamy by beating

• beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight

• put on cream, as on one's face or body

• remove from the surface

• add cream to one's coffee, for example

• the person or thing that is rejected or set aside as inferior in quality

• remove something that has been rejected

• look for and gather

• any material that fills a space or container

• flow into something (as a container)

• a food mixture used to fill pastry or sandwiches etc.

• the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving

• (dentistry) a dental appliance consisting of any of various substances (as metal or plastic) inserted into a prepared cavity in a tooth

• the act of filling something

• the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint

• a linear unit of length equal to 12 inches or a third of a yard

• the lower part of anything

• the pedal extremity of vertebrates other than human beings

• lowest support of a structure

• any of various organs of locomotion or attachment in invertebrates

• travel by walking

• a member of a surveillance team who works on foot or rides as a passenger

• an army unit consisting of soldiers who fight on foot

• (prosody) a group of 2 or 3 syllables forming the basic unit of poetic rhythm

• a support resembling a pedal extremity

• pay for something

• walk

• add a column of numbers

• a small part or portion that remains after the main part no longer exists

• not used up

• a small byte

• gentle biting

• bite off very small pieces

• bite gently

• eat intermittently; take small bites of