peckers

Woodpecker facial tools

Peckers is the plural of pecker.

A pecker is something that pecks—typically a bird, or specifically a bird's beak: The woodpecker earned its name from its pecker.

In vulgar slang, pecker means penis, making Keep your pecker up (British encouragement meaning stay cheerful) a source of amusement to Americans.

A pecker can also be someone who eats sparingly, picking at food.

beak

bill

Amount owed, written

pluck · probe · jab · poke · tap · drill · hammer · chisel · crack · shell

tease

mockery

Scornful ridicule or travesty

jest · gibe · taunt · chaff · needle · rib · kid · razz · jab · poke

bird

flicker

Unsteady, brief light

redheaded · drumming · tree · bark · trunk · cavity · nest · grub · insect · tapping

nibble

pick

Pointed breaking tool

  • grazeFeed on growing plants
  • snackLight between-meal fare
  • bitePierce with teeth

nosh · morsel · crumb · grain · seed · scratch · forage · mouthful · sample · taste

Opposites
spirits/morale (British slang)

peckerslow spirits

Emotional state of sadness

dejection · despondency · gloom · despair · hopelessness

BIRD ANATOMY (beaks vs. other parts)

peckerstalons

Hooked bird claws

claws · wings · feet · tail feathers

avian feeding strategy

peckerstalons

Hooked bird claws

raptors · graspers · filter feeders · strainers

Phrases
Family

woodpecker, pecker, peckerwood

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
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