| harvest | | |
| n. (plant) | 1. crop, harvest | the yield from plants in a single growing season. |
| ~ yield, output | production of a certain amount. |
| ~ fruitage | the yield of fruit.; "a tree highly recommended for its fruitage" |
| n. (phenomenon) | 2. harvest | the consequence of an effort or activity.; "they gathered a harvest of examples"; "a harvest of love" |
| ~ consequence, effect, result, upshot, outcome, event, issue | a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon.; "the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise"; "his decision had depressing consequences for business"; "he acted very wise after the event" |
| n. (act) | 3. harvest, harvest home, harvesting | the gathering of a ripened crop. |
| ~ gather, gathering | the act of gathering something. |
| ~ haying | the harvesting of hay. |
| n. (act) | 4. harvest, harvest time | the season for gathering crops. |
| ~ farming, husbandry, agriculture | the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock. |
| ~ time of year, season | one of the natural periods into which the year is divided by the equinoxes and solstices or atmospheric conditions.; "the regular sequence of the seasons" |
| v. (contact) | 5. glean, harvest, reap | gather, as of natural products.; "harvest the grapes" |
| ~ cut | reap or harvest.; "cut grain" |
| ~ gather, pull together, collect, garner | assemble or get together.; "gather some stones"; "pull your thoughts together" |
| v. (change) | 6. harvest | remove from a culture or a living or dead body, as for the purposes of transplantation.; "The Chinese are said to harvest organs from executed criminals" |
| ~ remove, take away, withdraw, take | remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract.; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment" |
| pick | | |
| n. (cognition) | 1. choice, pick, selection | the person or thing chosen or selected.; "he was my pick for mayor" |
| ~ deciding, decision making | the cognitive process of reaching a decision.; "a good executive must be good at decision making" |
| ~ pleasure | a formal expression.; "he serves at the pleasure of the President" |
| ~ favorite, favourite | something regarded with special favor or liking.; "that book is one of my favorites" |
| ~ way | doing as one pleases or chooses.; "if I had my way" |
| n. (quantity) | 2. pick, picking | the quantity of a crop that is harvested.; "he sent the first picking of berries to the market"; "it was the biggest peach pick in years" |
| ~ output, yield, production | the quantity of something (as a commodity) that is created (usually within a given period of time).; "production was up in the second quarter" |
| n. (group) | 3. cream, pick | the best people or things in a group.; "the cream of England's young men were killed in the Great War" |
| ~ elite, elite group | a group or class of persons enjoying superior intellectual or social or economic status. |
| n. (artifact) | 4. filling, pick, weft, woof | the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving. |
| ~ cloth, fabric, textile, material | artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers.; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress" |
| ~ thread, yarn | a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving. |
| ~ weave | pattern of weaving or structure of a fabric. |
| n. (artifact) | 5. pick, plectron, plectrum | a small thin device (of metal or plastic or ivory) used to pluck a stringed instrument. |
| ~ device | an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose.; "the device is small enough to wear on your wrist"; "a device intended to conserve water" |
| ~ guitar pick | a plectrum used to pluck a guitar. |
| n. (artifact) | 6. pick | a thin sharp implement used for removing unwanted material.; "he used a pick to clean the dirt out of the cracks" |
| ~ hand tool | a tool used with workers' hands. |
| ~ ice pick, icepick | pick consisting of a steel rod with a sharp point; used for breaking up blocks of ice. |
| ~ toothpick | pick consisting of a small strip of wood or plastic; used to pick food from between the teeth. |
| n. (artifact) | 7. pick, pickax, pickaxe | a heavy iron tool with a wooden handle and a curved head that is pointed on both ends.; "they used picks and sledges to break the rocks" |
| ~ edge tool | any cutting tool with a sharp cutting edge (as a chisel or knife or plane or gouge). |
| ~ mattock | a kind of pick that is used for digging; has a flat blade set at right angles to the handle. |
| n. (act) | 8. pick | a basketball maneuver; obstructing an opponent with one's body.; "he was called for setting an illegal pick" |
| ~ basketball play | a play executed by a basketball team. |
| n. (act) | 9. choice, option, pick, selection | the act of choosing or selecting.; "your choice of colors was unfortunate"; "you can take your pick" |
| ~ action | something done (usually as opposed to something said).; "there were stories of murders and other unnatural actions" |
| ~ casting | the choice of actors to play particular roles in a play or movie. |
| ~ coloration, colouration | choice and use of colors (as by an artist). |
| ~ 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" |
| ~ balloting, vote, voting, ballot | a choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative.; "there were only 17 votes in favor of the motion"; "they allowed just one vote per person" |
| v. (cognition) | 10. pick | select carefully from a group.; "She finally picked her successor"; "He picked his way carefully" |
| ~ choose, pick out, select, 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" |
| v. (contact) | 11. cull, pick, pluck | look for and gather.; "pick mushrooms"; "pick flowers" |
| ~ gather, pull together, collect, garner | assemble or get together.; "gather some stones"; "pull your thoughts together" |
| ~ mushroom | pick or gather mushrooms.; "We went mushrooming in the Fall" |
| ~ berry | pick or gather berries.; "We went berrying in the summer" |
| v. (communication) | 12. blame, find fault, pick | harass with constant criticism.; "Don't always pick on your little brother" |
| ~ criticise, criticize, pick apart, knock | find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws.; "The paper criticized the new movie"; "Don't knock the food--it's free" |
| v. (creation) | 13. pick | provoke.; "pick a fight or a quarrel" |
| ~ call forth, evoke, kick up, provoke | evoke or provoke to appear or occur.; "Her behavior provoked a quarrel between the couple" |
| v. (change) | 14. pick | remove in small bits.; "pick meat from a bone" |
| ~ remove, take away, withdraw, take | remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract.; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment" |
| v. (change) | 15. clean, pick | remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits.; "Clean the turkey" |
| ~ remove, take away, withdraw, take | remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract.; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment" |
| v. (possession) | 16. pick | pilfer or rob.; "pick pockets" |
| ~ rob | take something away by force or without the consent of the owner.; "The burglars robbed him of all his money" |
| v. (possession) | 17. foot, pick | pay for something.; "pick up the tab"; "pick up the burden of high-interest mortgages"; "foot the bill" |
| ~ pay | give money, usually in exchange for goods or services.; "I paid four dollars for this sandwich"; "Pay the waitress, please" |
| v. (contact) | 18. pick, pluck, plunk | pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion.; "he plucked the strings of his mandolin" |
| ~ draw, pull, force | cause to move by pulling.; "draw a wagon"; "pull a sled" |
| ~ twang | pluck (strings of an instrument).; "He twanged his bow" |
| v. (contact) | 19. break up, pick | attack with or as if with a pickaxe of ice or rocky ground, for example.; "Pick open the ice" |
| ~ hack, chop | cut with a hacking tool. |
| ~ pierce | cut or make a way through.; "the knife cut through the flesh"; "The path pierced the jungle"; "Light pierced through the forest" |
| v. (contact) | 20. beak, peck, pick | hit lightly with a picking motion. |
| ~ strike | deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon.; "The teacher struck the child"; "the opponent refused to strike"; "The boxer struck the attacker dead" |
| v. (consumption) | 21. nibble, pick, piece | eat intermittently; take small bites of.; "He pieced at the sandwich all morning"; "She never eats a full meal--she just nibbles" |
| ~ eat | take in solid food.; "She was eating a banana"; "What did you eat for dinner last night?" |
| pluck | | |
| n. (attribute) | 1. gutsiness, pluck, pluckiness | the trait of showing courage and determination in spite of possible loss or injury. |
| ~ fearlessness | the trait of feeling no fear. |
| n. (act) | 2. pluck | the act of pulling and releasing a taut cord. |
| ~ pull, pulling | the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you.; "the pull up the hill had him breathing harder"; "his strenuous pulling strained his back" |
| v. (contact) | 3. pick off, pluck, pull off, tweak | pull or pull out sharply.; "pluck the flowers off the bush" |
| ~ draw, pull, force | cause to move by pulling.; "draw a wagon"; "pull a sled" |
| ~ draw off, draw away, pull off | remove by drawing or pulling.; "She placed the tray down and drew off the cloth"; "draw away the cloth that is covering the cheese" |
| ~ tweeze | pluck with tweezers.; "tweeze facial hair" |
| v. (possession) | 4. hustle, pluck, roll | sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity. |
| ~ steal | take without the owner's consent.; "Someone stole my wallet on the train"; "This author stole entire paragraphs from my dissertation" |
| v. (possession) | 5. fleece, gazump, hook, overcharge, pluck, plume, rob, soak, surcharge | rip off; ask an unreasonable price. |
| ~ extort, gouge, wring, rack, squeeze | obtain by coercion or intimidation.; "They extorted money from the executive by threatening to reveal his past to the company boss"; "They squeezed money from the owner of the business by threatening him" |
| ~ bill, charge | demand payment.; "Will I get charged for this service?"; "We were billed for 4 nights in the hotel, although we stayed only 3 nights" |
| ~ cheat, rip off, chisel | deprive somebody of something by deceit.; "The con-man beat me out of $50"; "This salesman ripped us off!"; "we were cheated by their clever-sounding scheme"; "They chiseled me out of my money" |
| v. (contact) | 6. deplumate, deplume, displume, pluck, pull, tear | strip of feathers.; "pull a chicken"; "pluck the capon" |
| ~ strip | remove the surface from.; "strip wood" |
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