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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