[{"word":"pickings","phonetic":"/ˈpɪkɪŋz/","phonetics":[{"text":"/ˈpɪkɪŋz/","audio":""}],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"A gathering to pick fruit.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"We went to a strawberry picking last June."},{"definition":"(usually pluralized) Items remaining after others have selected the best; scraps, as of food.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"(usually pluralized) Income or other gains, especially if obtained in an unscrupulous or objectionable manner.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"Something picked or pulled out.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The schoolboy flicked his nose pickings across the classroom."},{"definition":"The act of making a choice; selection.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"The final finishing of woven fabrics by removing burs, etc.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"The removal of defects from electrotype plates.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"Dabbing in stoneworking.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":["leftover"],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/picking","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/pickings"]}]