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picks

/pɪks/

picks is the plural of pick.

picks is the third-person singular simple present indicative of pick.

Meaning of pick

Noun

pick (plural picks)

  1. A tool used for digging; a pickaxe.
  2. (slang) An anchor.
    • It's better to amble around, drop the "pick" for a lunchtime swim or beachcomb, then find a nice anchorage for the night.2021 December, The Road Ahead, Brisbane, page 41, column 2
  3. A pointed hammer used for dressing millstones.
  4. A tool for unlocking a lock without the original key; a lock pick, picklock.
  5. A comb with long widely spaced teeth, for use with tightly curled hair.
  6. A tool used for strumming the strings of a guitar; a plectrum.

See all 37 meanings of pick

Proper noun capitalized: Picks

Picks

  1. (plural) plural of Pick

Phrases with picks

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Words that rhyme with picks

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Questions about picks

What is picks the plural of?
Picks is the plural of pick.
What part of speech is picks?
Picks is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce picks?
Picks is pronounced /pɪks/.

Words near picks in the dictionary

  1. Pickrells
  2. Pickrels
  3. Pickrem
  4. Pickron
  5. Pickrons
  6. picks
  7. picks a fight
  8. picks a hole in someone's coat
  9. picks a lane
  10. picks a quarrel
  11. picks and chooses

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