picket

14 points English 6 letters Common Commonness #15,542 Valid in: US and UK dictionaries

Definitions

noun

a detachment of troops guarding an army from surprise attack

verb

fasten with a picket

Definition: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

/pˈɪkɪt/ · 2 syllables · CMUdict (BSD-3-Clause)

plural pickets

Forms from WordNet 3.1 morphology — every form attested in the dictionary.

a form of military punishment used by the British in the late 17th century in which a sold

a wooden strip forming part of a fence

a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event

Synonyms grouped by meaning — WordNet 3.1 (Princeton University).

More rhymes → · rhymes from CMUdict (BSD-3-Clause)

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