Antonyms for pickings


Grammar : Noun
Spell : pik-ing
Phonetic Transcription : ˈpɪk ɪŋ


Definition of pickings

  • As in loot : noun stolen goods
  • As in nosh : noun snack
  • As in plunder : noun something stolen
  • As in prize : noun award, winnings
  • As in selection : noun preference from among choices
  • As in snack : noun tiny meal
  • As in spoils : noun possessions stolen or gained
  • As in choosing : noun selecting
  • As in booty : noun loot
  • As in selecting : noun choosing
Example sentences :
  • Guinea a week and the pickings; and you go tomorrow night on trial.
  • Extract from : « The Christian » by Hall Caine
  • But the pickings, even here, were scanty, and loans hard to obtain.
  • Extract from : « The Crimson Tide » by Robert W. Chambers
  • Jim Dilks and his wreckers must be over here looking for pickings.
  • Extract from : « Darry the Life Saver » by Frank V. Webster
  • The salesmen collected and in turn got forty per cent of the pickings.
  • Extract from : « Secret Armies » by John L. Spivak
  • From this plant a number of flushes or pickings are secured in a year.
  • Extract from : « Human Foods and Their Nutritive Value » by Harry Snyder
  • The last two or three pickings are thin and only secured once a week.
  • Extract from : « Mushrooms: how to grow them » by William Falconer
  • We think that you should retire for we want some pickings for ourselves.
  • Extract from : « Famous Privateersmen and Adventurers of the Sea » by Charles H. L. Johnston
  • "If the pickings are good, then there must be fewer pickers," he remarked with a grin.
  • Extract from : « The Tale of Grandfather Mole » by Arthur Scott Bailey
  • We endeavoured to get cookhouse jobs for the pickings to be had, but could not do so.
  • Extract from : « The Escape of a Princess Pat » by George Pearson
  • But I suppose that when you worked with him, there were some pickings?
  • Extract from : « The Hero of the People » by Alexandre Dumas

Synonyms for pickings

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