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Picking

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pickverbA tool used for digging; a pickaxe.
takingnounThe act by which something is taken.

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takingnounThe act by which something is taken.
berryverbA small succulent fruit, of any one of many varieties.
cropverb(transitive) To remove the top end of something, especially a plant.
harvestingnoun(agriculture) The gathering of a mature crop; a harvest.
harvestverb(transitive) To bring in a harvest; reap; glean.
samphirenounOne of several salt-tolerant plants, some edible
nitverb(MLE) To have the modus vivendi of a drug addict, to live the life of a nitty.
oakumnounFibres chiefly obtained by untwisting old rope, which are used to caulk or pack gaps between boards of wooden ships and joints in masonry and plumbing, and sometimes for dressing wounds.
scratchingnounThe act or sound of something being scratched.
pluckingnoun(gerund of pluck) An act in which something is plucked.
pick-upnounAlternative form of pickup. [An electronic device for detecting sound, vibration, etc., such as one fitted to an electric guitar or record player.]
gatheringnounA meeting or get-together; a party or social function.
collectionnounA set of items or amount of material procured, gathered or presented together.
collectverb(transitive) To gather together; amass.
stockpilingnounThe process of building up a stockpile.
collectingnounA hobby including seeking, locating, acquiring, organizing, cataloging, displaying, storing, and maintaining whatever items are of interest to the individual collector.
gatherverbTo collect normally separate things.
dispatchverb(transitive) To send (a shipment) with promptness.
pickupverbMisspelling of pick up. [(transitive) To lift; to grasp and raise.]
releaseverb(transitive) To let go of; to cease to hold or contain.

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