Download the app
educalingo
Search

Meaning of "pickings" in the English dictionary

Dictionary
DICTIONARY
section

PRONUNCIATION OF PICKINGS

pickings  [ˈpɪkɪŋz] play
facebooktwitterpinterestwhatsapp

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PICKINGS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Pickings is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PICKINGS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of pickings in the English dictionary

The definition of pickings in the dictionary is money, profits, etc, acquired easily or by more or less dishonest means; spoils.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PICKINGS


earnings
ˈɜːnɪŋz
feelings
ˈfiːlɪŋZ
findings
ˈfaɪndɪŋz
fittings
ˈfɪtɪŋz
furnishings
ˈfɜːnɪʃɪŋz
Kings
kɪŋz
leggings
ˈlɛɡɪŋz
makings
ˈmeɪkɪŋz
proceedings
prəˈsiːdɪŋz
rankings
ˈræŋkɪŋz
ratings
ˈreɪtɪŋz
savings
ˈseɪvɪŋz
Springs
sprɪŋz
strings
strɪŋz
takings
ˈteɪkɪŋz
thankings
ˈθæŋkɪŋz
things
θɪŋz
wings
ˈwɪŋz
workings
ˈwɜːkɪŋz
Writings
ˈraɪtɪŋz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PICKINGS

picketboat
picketer
picketing
Pickford
pickier
pickiest
pickily
pickin
pickiness
picking
pickle
pickled
pickled onions
pickler
pickling onions
picklock
pickmaw
pickoff
pickpocket
pickproof

WORDS THAT END LIKE PICKINGS

bearings
beginnings
Cummings
divine right of kings
dynamic markings
elastic stockings
evenings
filings
fishnet stockings
Hastings
king of kings
lane markings
last knockings
mesh stockings
micromesh stockings
mornings
philosopher kings
support stockings
to be seeing things
with all the trimmings

Synonyms and antonyms of pickings in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «PICKINGS»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «pickings» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of pickings

Translation of «pickings» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR
online translator

TRANSLATION OF PICKINGS

Find out the translation of pickings to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of pickings from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «pickings» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

采摘
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cosechas
570 millions of speakers

English

pickings
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

उच्छिष्ट
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

فضلات
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

сборы
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

colheitas
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

উপরিলাভ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

restes
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pemilihan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Beute
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

採集物
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

먹이는
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pickings
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

pickings
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

எடுக்கப்படும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पिकिंग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

avanta
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

guadagni
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Trawy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

збори
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Ierburi
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Φυτά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

pluk
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

rovet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Planter
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of pickings

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PICKINGS»

The term «pickings» is regularly used and occupies the 57.971 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
0
100%
FREQUENCY
Regularly used
73
/100
The map shown above gives the frequency of use of the term «pickings» in the different countries.
Principal search tendencies and common uses of pickings
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «pickings».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PICKINGS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «pickings» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «pickings» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about pickings

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PICKINGS»

Discover the use of pickings in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pickings and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Oakum Pickings
This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process.
John Oakum, 2008
2
Grim Pickings
Grim Pickings is Jennifer Rowe's first and best-loved Verity Birdwood mystery.
Jennifer Rowe, 1996
3
On Writing: A Memoir Of The Craft
Part memoir, part master class by one of the bestselling authors of all time, this superb volume is a revealing and practical view of the writer’s craft, comprising the basic tools of the trade every writer must have.
Stephen King, 2000
4
Pickings from the Cottonian
Contributed articles.
Dayananda Pathak, 2002
5
Classic Golf Stories: 26 Incredible Tales from the Links
Pickings ontheinstant comprehended his blunder. For the first time into Booverman's shot went wide of the mark, straight thetreesthat bordered the river to the left. “I'm sorry,” said Pickings with a feeble groan. “My dear Picky, ithad tocome,” said ...
Jeff Silverman, 2013
6
Ah There; Pickings from Lobby Chatter in the Cincinnati Enquirer
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1894 Excerpt: ...in' 'Frisco.
Al Thayer, 2012
7
Practical Gardening, Vegetables and Fruits
a a Diameter (inches) CD * & u | Names of Sorts •r* » •» 63 Season of bearing 9 * •* If § £3 » So is s? Bed or Scarlet Spark's Earli- £ °> 55 ft 3* Chalk's early jewel 100 2% 3 6 Short, 2 pickings 15 108 116 120 114 3% 3% 3% 2% 2% 2% 3 ...
Hugh Findlay, 2009
8
Easy Pickings: Paul Simon
EASY PICKINGS is the new way to play classic songs in the fingerpicking style. The music in this book doesn't use standard notation. Instead, a simple system shows the guitar strings.
Music Sales, Amsco Publications, 2008
9
Easy Pickings Dylan
EASY PICKINGS is the new way to play classic songs in the fingerpicking style. The music in this book doesn't use standard notation. Instead, a simple system shows the guitar strings.
Music Sales, 2008
10
How to Talk About Books You Haven't Read
In this delightfully witty, provocative book, literature professor and psychoanalyst Pierre Bayard argues that not having read a book need not be an impediment to having an interesting conversation about it. (In fact, he says, in certain ...
Pierre Bayard, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PICKINGS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term pickings is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Slim Pickings
Slim Pickings is a weekly review of light foods. Email: jchristman@arkansasonline.com. ActiveStyle on 07/27/2015. (Advertisement) ... «NWAOnline, Jul 15»
2
Seagrass transplants hint at lagoon rebound
... became salad bars for long-famished grazers that have for years faced slim pickings for seagrass. Manatees often munched up what grew ... «Florida Today, Jul 15»
3
Nansian: Dorod Orad has rich pickings in tourism
BAU: Dorod Orad or Mount Orad, described as a fortress for Bidayuh Bratak warrior Panglima Kurow above Kampung Grogo near here, will be ... «The Borneo Post, Jul 15»
4
'Workman' gang on the prowl for easy pickings
A crime gang is posing as workmen to target isolated rural homes, knocking on doors and breaking into those that are obviously vacant. «The Kerryman, Jul 15»
5
Costa goes to market but there's no rich pickings on debut
COSTA Group managing director Harry Debney has flagged ambitious growth plans for the newly listed company, aiming to double the value of ... «Herald Sun, Jul 15»
6
Swim pickings: suits by Martinique Swim
Fashion Swim pickings: suits by Martinique Swim. Dust off your beach bums and grab your surfboards: Simone Prinsenberg's handmade ... «The Coast Halifax, Jul 15»
7
Slim pickings for the tomatoes this year? Gardening Q&A with …
Slim pickings for the tomatoes this year? Gardening Q&A with George Weigel. tomato.slim.picking.jpg. The home-garden tomato crop isn't ... «PennLive.com, Jul 15»
8
Stop going after 'easy pickings', go after the real bad hat cabbies …
Taxi drivers relate with disgust stories of their peers charging tourists RM280 for trips which should cost less than RM10. In the process, these ... «The Rakyat Post, Jul 15»
9
Lean pickings in Milky Way
NOW THAT we've just done a drive-by on Pluto - the last of what used to be the nine bona fide planets of the solar system - we're a bit stuck for ... «Wanganui Chronicle, Jul 15»
10
Share “Prime pickings: Edmond Farmer's Market...”
EDMOND — Veggies and much more are available each Wednesday and Saturday at Edmond Farmer's Market at the downtown Festival ... «NewsOK.com, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Pickings [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/pickings>. Apr 2024 ».
Download the educalingo app
en
English dictionary
Discover all that is hidden in the words on
index
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z