Anagrams of: CEEIIKLP

• vegetables (especially cucumbers) preserved in brine or vinegar

• informal terms for a difficult situation

• preserve in a pickling liquid

• the person or thing chosen or selected

• the quantity of a crop that is harvested

• the best people or things in a group

• the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving

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

• a thin sharp implement used for removing unwanted material

• a heavy iron tool with a wooden handle and a curved head that is pointed on both ends

• a basketball maneuver; obstructing an opponent with one's body

• the act of choosing or selecting

• select carefully from a group

• look for and gather

• harass with constant criticism

• provoke

• remove in small bits

• remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits

• pilfer or rob

• pay for something

• pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion

• attack with or as if with a pickaxe of ice or rocky ground, for example

• hit lightly with a picking motion

• eat intermittently; take small bites of

• (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent

• a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 2 gallons

• a United States dry measure equal to 8 quarts or 537.605 cubic inches

• a light kiss

• bite by a bird

• hit lightly with a picking motion

• eat by pecking at, like a bird

• kiss lightly

• eat like a bird

• bother persistently with trivial complaints

• (Scottish folklore) water spirit in the form of a horse that likes to drown its riders

• an Australian sheepdog with pointed ears

• the financial means whereby one lives

• the main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress

• a cell in a jail or prison

• cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity

• continue a certain state, condition, or activity

• retain possession of

• stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state

• conform one's action or practice to

• stick to correctly or closely

• look after; be the keeper of; have charge of

• maintain by writing regular records

• supply with room and board

• allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature

• supply with necessities and support

• fail to spoil or rot

• behave as expected during of holidays or rites

• maintain in safety from injury, harm, or danger

• to rear

• retain rights to

• store or keep customarily

• have as a supply

• maintain for use and service

• hold and prevent from leaving

• prevent the action or expression of

• prevent (food) from rotting

• a salt deposit that animals regularly lick

• touching with the tongue

• (boxing) a blow with the fist

• beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight

• pass the tongue over

• find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of

• take up with the tongue