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peck

Letters that make peck

e, k, p, c are letters that make 'peck'

Words within peck

pe, EC, Eck are words within 'peck'

Words created by adding a letter to the beginning or end of peck

speck, pecks, pecky, specks are words created by adding a letter to 'peck'

peck is a 4 letter word ending with k
peck is a 4 letter word starting with p

8 possible definitions for 'peck'

Peck as "kiss lightly"

Under this definition, peck is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

smack has the same meaning as peck

peck as a type

'peck' can be a type of osculate, snog, kiss, buss.

Derivatives of peck

smack, smooch are derivatives of 'peck'.

Peck as "a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 2 gallons"

Under this definition, peck is a noun and has the following properties:

peck as a type

'peck' can be a type of British capacity unit, Imperial capacity unit.

peck as a part

'peck' can be a part of bushel.

Peck as "a United States dry measure equal to 8 quarts or 537.605 cubic inches"

Under this definition, peck is a noun and has the following properties:

peck as a type

'peck' can be a type of United States dry unit.

peck as a part

'peck' can be a part of bushel.

Parts of peck

quart, dry quart are parts of 'peck'.

Peck as "(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent"

Under this definition, peck is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

mint, great deal, tidy sum, good deal, mickle, deal, mountain, plenty, sight, pile, heap, lot, mess, pot, hatful, stack, flock, batch, mass, spate, wad, muckle, passel, quite a little, raft, slew have the same meaning as 'peck'

peck as a type

'peck' can be a type of large indefinite amount, large indefinite quantity.

Types of peck

flood, haymow, torrent, inundation, deluge are types of 'peck'.

Derivatives of peck

jampack, heap, ram, wad, cram, jam, pile, pack, throng, mob, chock up, copious, plenteous, plentiful, rich, ample are derivatives of 'peck'.

Peck as "bother persistently with trivial complaints"

Under this definition, peck is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

nag, hen-peck have the same meaning as 'peck'

peck as a type

'peck' can be a type of kvetch, sound off, kick, complain, quetch, plain.

Derivatives of peck

scold, scolder, nagger, common scold, nag are derivatives of 'peck'.

Peck as "eat by pecking at, like a bird"

Under this definition, peck is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

pick up has the same meaning as peck

peck as a type

'peck' can be a type of eat.

Derivatives of peck

bill, beak, neb, nib, pecker are derivatives of 'peck'.

Peck as "hit lightly with a picking motion"

Under this definition, peck is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

beak, pick have the same meaning as 'peck'

peck as a type

'peck' can be a type of strike.

Derivatives of peck

bill, beak, neb, nib, pecker are derivatives of 'peck'.

Peck as "eat like a bird"

Under this definition, peck is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

pick at, peck at have the same meaning as 'peck'

peck as a type

'peck' can be a type of eat.