Definition of peck

Thanks for using this online dictionary, we have been helping millions of people improve their use of the english language with its free online services. English definition of peck is as below...

Peck (n.) A great deal; a large or excessive quantity.

Lern More About Peck

Popinjay :: Popinjay (n.) The green woodpecker.
Peckish :: Peckish (a.) Inclined to eat; hungry.
Hoop :: Hoop (n.) An old measure of capacity, variously estimated at from one to four pecks..
Dab :: Dab (n.) A gentle blow with the hand or some soft substance; a sudden blow or hit; a peck.
Kopeck :: Kopeck (n.) A small Russian coin. One hundred kopecks make a rouble, worth about sixty cents..
Peck :: Peck (v.) To seize and pick up with the beak, or as with the beak; to bite; to eat; -- often with up..
Grysbok :: Grysbok (n.) A small South African antelope (Neotragus melanotis). It is speckled with gray and chestnut, above; the under parts are reddish fawn..
Crankbird :: Crankbird (n.) A small European woodpecker (Picus minor).
Bushel :: Bushel (n.) A dry measure, containing four pecks, eight gallons, or thirty-two quarts..
Peck :: Peck (v. i.) To pick up food with the beak; hence, to eat..
Figeater :: Figeater (n.) A bird. See Figpecker.
Quartern :: Quartern (n.) A quarter. Specifically: (a) The fourth part of a pint; a gill. (b) The fourth part of a peck, or of a stone (14 ibs.)..
Peck :: Peck (n.) A quick, sharp stroke, as with the beak of a bird or a pointed instrument..
Specht :: Specht (n.) A woodpecker.
Caligo :: Caligo (n.) Dimness or obscurity of sight, dependent upon a speck on the cornea; also, the speck itself..
Mailed :: Mailed (a.) Spotted; speckled.
Pintos :: Pintos (n. pl.) A mountain tribe of Mexican Indians living near Acapulco. They are remarkable for having the dark skin of the face irregularly spotted with white. Called also speckled Indians.
Piculet :: Piculet (n.) Any species of very small woodpeckers of the genus Picumnus and allied genera. Their tail feathers are not stiff and sharp at the tips, as in ordinary woodpeckers..
Peck :: Peck (n.) The fourth part of a bushel; a dry measure of eight quarts; as, a peck of wheat..
Mote :: Mote (n.) A small particle, as of floating dust; anything proverbially small; a speck..
Random Fonts
Most Popular

close
Privacy Policy   GDPR Policy   Terms & Conditions   Contact Us