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peck::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
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| Synonyms | batch, deal, flock, good deal, great deal, hatful, heap, lot, mass, mess, mickle, mint, mountain, muckle, passel, pile, plenty, pot, quite a little, raft, sight, slew, spate, stack, tidy sum, wad |
| Type of | large indefinite quantity, large indefinite amount |
| Has types | torrent, flood, inundation, deluge, haymow |
peck::noun | Spocien Dictionary
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| Type of | imperial capacity unit, british capacity unit |
peck::noun | Spocien Dictionary
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| Type of | united states dry unit |
Examples of peck
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Peck says the UN and the Southern African Development Community need to act now.
From the voanews.com
Peck said he was shocked four times by Tasers, including once outside the store.
From the omaha.com
Peck was among activists in the flotilla trying to get humanitarian aid to Gaza.
From the kansas.com
Will you go in for a hug, a quick peck on the cheek, a polite hello and a smile?
From the independent.co.uk
A peck in the morning to say goodbye and a peck in the evening to say good night.
From the boston.com
I give the boys a hug, and at the door, X turns to give me a peck on the cheek.
From the guardian.co.uk
It was basically a peck on the lips, and I'd say it lasted maybe a half a second.
From the washingtonpost.com
Chickens peck in his front yard or waddle onto his porch and through the house.
From the theatlantic.com
The mayor also appeared to give her a quick peck on the cheek before departing.
From the freep.com
- Batch: (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent; "a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos"; "it must have cost plenty"; "a slew of journalists"; "a wad of money"
- Hit lightly with a picking motion
- A British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 2 gallons
- Eat by pecking at, like a bird
- A United States dry measure equal to 8 quarts or 537.605 cubic inches
- Smack: kiss lightly
- Pick at: eat like a bird; "The anorexic girl just picks at her food"
- Nag: bother persistently with trivial complaints; "She nags her husband all day long"
- A peck is an imperial and U.S. customary unit of dry volume, equivalent in each of these systems to 2 gallons, 8 dry quarts, or 16 dry pints. Two pecks make a kenning (obsolete), and four pecks make a bushel.
