English Words: P

46,516 words · Page 368 of 931

pick up the tabverb

To accept a bill and pay it, especially at a bar or restaurant.

pick up what someone is putting downverb

To understand, pay attention to, or learn from what someone says or does.

Pick's diseasenoun

A rare neurodegenerative disease that causes progressive destruction of nerve cells in the brain. Symptoms include aphasia and dementia.

pick-and-mixnoun

A large range of items (typically confectionary) from which a personal selection may be made

pick-and-sortnoun

An order picking method where goods are picked first and sorted later.

pick-axenoun

Alternative spelling of pickaxe.

pick-by-ordernoun

Synonym of pick-to-order.

pick-by-visionnoun

An order picking method where the picker uses smartglasses in the picking process.

pick-by-voicenoun

An order picking method where the picker is instructed by a voice prompt.

pick-faultnoun

A critic; a censorious person.

pick-menoun

Synonym of pick-me girl.

pick-me boynoun

A man who claims or acts as if he is unlike most other men, in order to gain attention from women.

pick-me girlnoun

A woman who asserts that she is unlike (and sometimes better than) most other women, in order to gain attention, approval, or validation from men.

pick-me-upnoun

A drink, often an alcoholic one, taken as a stimulant or sometimes as a hangover cure; a restorative, tonic or bracer.

pick-pursenoun

Alternative form of pickpurse.

pick-quarrelnoun

A quarrelsome person; one ready to pick quarrels.

pick-to-beltnoun

An order picking method where a conveyor belt is used to transport goods.

pick-to-boxnoun

An order picking method where goods are ready to ship when picked, thus eliminating the packing process.

pick-to-cartnoun

An order picking method where a cart or trolley is used to transport goods.

pick-to-cartonnoun

Synonym of pick-to-box.

pick-to-lightnoun

An order picking method where illuminated indicators guide the picker.

pick-to-ordernoun

An order picking method where the picker manually retrieves ordered items one by one before shipping. It is usually used in small businesses.

pick-to-totenoun

An order picking method where a tote is used to transport goods.

pick-to-voicenoun

Synonym of pick-by-voice.

pick-up linenoun

A short introduction or comment intended to garner romantic or sexual interest from a stranger.

pickabackadv

on the back or the shoulders.

pickabilitynoun

The quality of being pickable.

pickableadj

Able to be picked.

pickadillynoun

Alternative form of piccadill.

pickaninnynoun

A black child.

pickaninny Christmasnoun

Easter (Christian feast).

Pickarname

A surname.

Pickaway Countyname

One of 88 counties in Ohio, United States. County seat: Circleville.

pickaxenoun

A heavy iron tool with a wooden handle; one end of the head is pointed, the other has a chisel edge.

pickaxernoun

One who uses a pickaxe.

pickcheesenoun

The blue tit.

pickedverb

simple past and past participle of pick

pickednessnoun

The state of being sharpened or pointed.

pickeenoun

One who is picked or chosen.

pickeerverb

To make a raid for booty; to maraud.

pickeerernoun

One who pickeers.

pickelhaubenoun

A spiked helmet worn by German troops, especially during the First World War.

Pickenname

A surname from Old French.

Pickens Countyname

One of 67 counties in Alabama, United States. County seat: Carrollton.

pickernoun

Agent noun of pick; one who picks.

picker-to-goodsnoun

Synonym of picker-to-parts.

picker-to-partsnoun

An order picking method where the picker goes in the direction of the goods for retrieval.

picker-uppernoun

A person who picks things up.

picker-upperernoun

One who, or that which, picks up (something).

pickerelnoun

A freshwater fish of the genus Esox.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English alphabetical index for the letter P contains 46,516 headwords drawn from our Wiktionary-derived dictionary table. At 50 entries per page the browse splits into 931 pages, and you are currently viewing page 368. Every row above is a dictionary-backed entry with a canonical slug, and each links through to a full definition page with pronunciation, senses, etymology, and related-word data where available.

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