one of the hard articuli or joints of the stem or branches of a crinoid or encrinite;
one of numerous small calcareous structures forming the skeleton of certain echinoderms, as the starfishes;
A small bone (or bony structure), especially one of the three of the middle ear.
one of the several small hard chitinous parts or processes of the gastric skeleton of crustaceans, as in the stomach of a lobster or crawfish.
Bone-like joint or plate, especially
The skeleton of echinoderms is made of ossicles, linked to each other via muscles and connective tissue.
A tool used for digging; a pickaxe.
Pasture; feed, for animals.
A tool used for strumming the strings of a guitar; a plectrum.
A screen.
The blow that drives the shuttle, used in calculating the speed of a loom (in picks per minute); hence, in describing the fineness of a fabric, a weft thread.
A comb with long widely spaced teeth, for use with tightly curled hair.
A pickoff.
A pointed hammer used for dressing millstones.
That which would be picked or chosen first; the best.
An offensive tactic in which a player stands so as to block a defender from reaching a teammate.
A choice; ability to choose.
A tool for unlocking a lock without the original key; a lock pick, picklock.
A good defensive play by an infielder.
An interception.
An anchor.
That which is picked in, as with a pointed pencil, to correct an unevenness in a picture.
To recognise the type of ball being bowled by a bowler by studying the position of the hand and arm as the ball is released.
To take up; especially, to gather from here and there; to collect; to bring together.
To grasp and pull with the fingers or fingernails.
To steal; to pilfer.
To screen.
To decide upon, from a set of options; to select.
To harvest a fruit or vegetable for consumption by removing it from the plant to which it is attached; to harvest an entire plant by removing it from the ground.
To pull apart or away, especially with the fingers; to pluck.
To pluck the individual strings of a musical instrument or to play such an instrument.
To open (a lock) with a wire, lock pick, etc.
To eat slowly, sparingly, or by morsels; to nibble.
To remove something from somewhere with a pointed instrument, with the fingers, or with the teeth.
To seek (a fight or quarrel) where the opportunity arises.
To separate or open by means of a sharp point or points.
To do anything fastidiously or carefully, or by attending to small things; to select something with care.
To intercept a pass from the offense as a defensive player.