Thesaurus: picked

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1. imp. & p. p. of Pick
2. a. Pointed; sharp.
3. a. Having a pike or spine on the back; -- said of certain fishes.
4. a. Carefully selected; chosen; as, picked men.
5. a. Fine; spruce; smart; precise; dianty.
6. 1. Pointed; sharp. "Picked and polished." Chapman. Let the stake be made picked at the top. Mortimer. 2. (Zoöl.) Having a pike or spine on the back; -- said of certain fishes. 3. Carefully selected; chosen; as, picked men. 4. Fine; spruce; smart; precise; dianty. [Obs.] Shak. Picked dogfish. (Zoöl.) See under Dogfish. -- Picked out, ornamented or relieved with lines, or the like, of a different, usually a lighter, color; as, a carriage body dark green, picked out with red.
7. Having a pike or spine on the back; -- said of certain fishes.
8. j:100 v select carefully from a group v look for and gather v harass with constant criticism v provoke v remove in small bits v remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits v pilfer or rob v pay for something v pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion v attack with or as if with a pickaxe of ice or rocky ground, for example v hit lightly with a picking motion v eat intermittently; take small bites of