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Picked — Pick ed, a. 1. Pointed; sharp. Picked and polished. Chapman. [1913 Webster] Let the stake be made picked at the top. Mortimer. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) Having a pike or spine on the back; said of certain fishes. [1913 Webster] 3. Carefully… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
picked — [pıkt] adj [only before noun] picked people have been specially chosen because they are very suitable for a particular job →↑handpicked … Dictionary of contemporary English
picked — picked1 [pikt] adj. [< PICK3] 1. selected with care [picked men] 2. gathered from plants rather than from the ground, as berries picked2 [pik′id, pikt] adj. [ME < PICK … English World dictionary
picked — index preferable, select Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
picked — *select, elect, exclusive … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Picked — Pick Pick (p[i^]k), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Picked} (p[i^]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Picking}.] [OE. picken, pikken, to prick, peck; akin to Icel. pikka, Sw. picka, Dan. pikke, D. pikken, G. picken, F. piquer, W. pigo. Cf. {Peck}, v., {Pike}, {Pitch} to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
picked — [[t]pɪkt[/t]] adj. 1) specially selected: a crew of picked men[/ex] 2) cleared or cleaned by or as if by picking: picked fruit[/ex] • Etymology: 1300–50 … From formal English to slang
picked — adjective (only before noun) chosen as being very suitable for a particular job or purpose: The assault group consisted of six picked men. see also: handpicked … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
picked — /pɪkt/ (say pikt) adjective 1. specially chosen or selected: a crew of picked workers. 2. cleared or cleaned, as of refuse parts, by picking. {pick1 (verb) + ed2} …
Picked dogfish — Picked Pick ed, a. 1. Pointed; sharp. Picked and polished. Chapman. [1913 Webster] Let the stake be made picked at the top. Mortimer. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) Having a pike or spine on the back; said of certain fishes. [1913 Webster] 3.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
