pick
/pɪk/noun
Early ChildhoodNot in standard dictionaries
1
A tool used for digging; a pickaxe.
2
An anchor.
3
A pointed hammer used for dressing millstones.
4
A tool for unlocking a lock without the original key; a lock pick, picklock.
5
A comb with long widely spaced teeth, for use with tightly curled hair.
6
A tool used for strumming the strings of a guitar; a plectrum.
7
A pike or spike; the sharp point fixed in the center of a buckler.
8
A choice; ability to choose.
9
That which would be picked or chosen first; the best.
10
Pasture; feed, for animals.
Sound Patterns & Rhymes
Alliteration
Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)
Assonance
Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing
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