device any clever maneuver; "he would stoop to any device to win a point"; "it was a great sales gimmick"; "a cheap promotions gimmick for greedy businessmen"
pick -
a basketball maneuver; obstructing an opponent with one's body; "he was called for setting an illegal pick"
pick -
the act of choosing or selecting; "your choice of colors was unfortunate"; "you can take your pick"
sampling (statistics) the selection of a suitable sample for study
decision,
determination,
conclusion the act of making up your mind about something; "the burden of decision was his"; "he drew his conclusions quickly"
willing,
volition the act of making a choice; "followed my father of my own volition"
election the act of selecting someone or something; the exercise of deliberate choice; "her election of medicine as a profession"
pick -
the person or thing chosen or selected; "he was my pick for mayor"
cull out,
winnow select desirable parts from a group or list; "cull out the interesting letters from the poet's correspondence"; "winnow the finalists from the long list of applicants"
receive,
pick up convert into sounds or pictures; "receive the incoming radio signals"
pick up,
catch lift out or reflect from a background; "The scarf picks up the color of the skirt"; "His eyes picked up his smile"
pick up lift out or reflect from a background; "The scarf picks up the color of the skirt"; "His eyes picked up his smile"
mushroom grow and spread fast; "The problem mushroomed"
berry pick or gather berries; "We went berrying in the summer"
pick -
select carefully from a group; "She finally picked her successor"; "He picked his way carefully"
select,
pick out,
choose,
take pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives; "Take any one of these cards"; "Choose a good husband for your daughter"; "She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her"
hand-pick pick personally and very carefully; "the director hand-picked his new team"
pick -
attack with or as if with a pickaxe of ice or rocky ground, for example; "Pick open the ice"
eat eat a meal; take a meal; "We did not eat until 10 P.M. because there were so many phone calls"; "I didn't eat yet, so I gladly accept your invitation"
pay bear (a cost or penalty), in recompense for some action; "You'll pay for this!"; "She had to pay the penalty for speaking out rashly"; "You'll pay for this opinion later"
pick -
remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits; "Clean the turkey"
pick -
A tool used for strumming the strings of a guitar; a plectrum.
pick -
A heavy iron tool, curved and sometimes pointed at both ends, wielded by means of a wooden handle inserted in the middle, and used by quarrymen, roadmakers, etc.
pick -
A pointed hammer used for dressing millstones.
pick -
A pike or spike; the sharp point fixed in the center of a buckler.
pick -
A particle of ink or paper embedded in the hollow of a letter, filling up its face, and causing a spot on a printed sheet.
pick -
That which is picked in, as with a pointed pencil, to correct an unevenness in a picture.
pick -
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.
