picked
Gathered from branches
Picked describes something carefully selected or chosen: a picked team of specialists, picked troops.
The word emphasizes deliberate selection rather than random assignment—picked items represent the best or most suitable options from a larger group.
As the past tense of pick, it also covers the act of gathering: We picked apples all afternoon.
Brought into one place
- pluckedPulled out forcefully
- reapedHarvested or gathered
- orchardFruit tree plantation
- vineyardGrape-growing estate
berry · fruit · cotton · crop · bushel · basket · ripe · seasonal
Deliberately chosen
- designatedOfficially selected beforehand
- appointedAssigned to office
- nominatedFormally proposed for selection
- favoredShown special preference
preferred · elite · exclusive · elect · endorsed · approved · adopted · embraced
Fretted stringed instrument
- stringsThin flexible lines
- banjoFretted drum-stringed instrument
- mandolinPlucked eight-string lute descendant
- pizzicatoString-plucking technique
harp · ukulele · fingerpicking · strummed · arpeggios · bluegrass · folk · acoustic
Fine-edged, or astute
- needlePointed implement for sewing
- spikeSharp rise or point
- thornPointed plant projection
- pinPointed metal fastener
awl · toothpick · icepick · prick · prod · poke · jabbed · pierced
Rigid internal support structure
- carcassSlaughtered animal's body
- scavengedCollected from waste
- strippedHad coverings removed
- gnawedChewed persistently
bare · leftovers · scraps · vultures · feast · devoured · nothing left · spotless
Opening locks without keys
- tumblerFlat-bottomed drinking vessel
- tension wrenchLock-turning leverage device
- rakeTined yard implement
- bypassRoute that skirts obstacles
padlock · deadbolt · skeleton key · bump key · security · break-in · burglar · safecrackers
gathered
Brought into one place
vineyard · berry · fruit · cotton · crop · bushel · basket · ripe · seasonal · farm
selected
Deliberately chosen
- designatedOfficially selected beforehand
- appointedAssigned to office
- nominatedFormally proposed for selection
favored · preferred · elite · exclusive · elect · endorsed · approved · adopted · embraced · decided
guitar
Fretted stringed instrument
- stringsThin flexible lines
- banjoFretted drum-stringed instrument
- mandolinPlucked eight-string lute descendant
pizzicato · harp · ukulele · fingerpicking · strummed · arpeggios · bluegrass · folk · acoustic · fretboard
sharp
Fine-edged, or astute
pin · awl · toothpick · icepick · prick · prod · poke · jabbed · pierced · dug
bones
Rigid internal support structure
gnawed · bare · leftovers · scraps · vultures · feast · devoured · nothing left · spotless · thorough
lockpicking
Opening locks without keys
- tumblerFlat-bottomed drinking vessel
- tension wrenchLock-turning leverage device
- rakeTined yard implement
bypass · padlock · deadbolt · skeleton key · bump key · security · break-in · burglar · safecrackers · bobby pin
pickedrejected
Refused or turned away
passed over · overlooked · ignored · refused · unchosen
pickedordinary
Standard, unremarkable
common · average · run-of-the-mill · commonplace · unremarkable
pick, picky, picking, picks, picker, cherry-picked, pickers, unpicked, handpicked