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Definition of pick : 1. A heavy iron tool, curved and sometimes pointed at both ends, wielded by means of a wooden handle inserted in the middle, - used by quarrymen, roadmakers, etc.; also, a pointed hammer used for dressing millstones.
2. A particle of ink or paper imbedded in the hollow of a letter, filling up its face, and occasioning a spot on a printed sheet.
3. A pike or spike; the sharp point fixed in the center of a buckler.
4. A sharp- pointed tool for picking; - often used in composition; as, a toothpick; a picklock.
5. Choice; right of selection; as, to have one's pick.
6. That which is picked in, as with a pointed pencil, to correct an unevenness in a picture.
7. That which would be picked or chosen first; the best; as, the pick of the flock.
8. The blow which drives the shuttle, - the rate of speed of a loom being reckoned as so many picks per minute; hence, in describing the fineness of a fabric, a weft thread; as, so many picks to an inch.
9. To choose; to select; to separate as choice or desirable; to cull; as, to pick one's company; to pick one's way; - often with out.
10. To do anything nicely or carefully, or by attending to small things; to select something with care.
11. To eat slowly, sparingly, or by morsels; to nibble.
12. To open ( a lock) as by a wire.
13. To peck at, as a bird with its beak; to strike at with anything pointed; to act upon with a pointed instrument; to pierce; to prick, as with a pin.
14. To pull apart or away, especially with the fingers; to pluck; to gather, as fruit from a tree, flowers from the stalk, feathers from a fowl, etc.
15. To remove something from with a pointed instrument, with the fingers, or with the teeth; as, to pick the teeth; to pick a bone; to pick a goose; to pick a pocket.
16. To separate or open by means of a sharp point or points; as, to pick matted wool, cotton, oakum, etc.
17. To steal; to pilfer.
18. To take up; esp., to gather from here and there; to collect; to bring together; as, to pick rags; - often with up; as, to pick up a ball or stones; to pick up information.
19. To throw; to pitch.
20. To trim.

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choice (part of speech: noun)

determination, selection, alternative, discretion, election, decision, volition, desire, preference, judgment, option, choice

tool (part of speech: noun)

grindstone, punch, band saw, sickle, mallet, hedge trimmer, file, lathe, shears, square, hatchet, chain saw, crosscut saw, cold chisel, spoke shave, pliers, tool, level, hacksaw, spade, wedge, stapler, calipers, jointer, auger, bow saw, shovel, wrecking bar, sledgehammer, claw hammer, emery wheel, screwdriver, chisel, trowel, miter box, welder, handsaw, crowbar, ball-peen hammer, snips, back saw, scythe, saw, spanner, scissors, lug wrench, planer, coping saw, tire iron, vise, grapnel, radial arm saw, jackknife, scroll saw, hammer, circular saw, edger, wrench, axe, pipe wrench, drill, machete, awl, pickax, bench drill, buzz saw, arc welder, jigsaw, table saw, drill press, tin snips, hoe, keyhole saw, posthole auger, plane, knife, monkey wrench, ripsaw, gouge

choose (part of speech: verb)

choose, select, elect, judge, espouse, fancy, wish, like, favor, prefer, adopt, decide, determine

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