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Definitions of pic
  1. noun
    bird with strong claws and a stiff tail adapted for climbing and a hard chisel-like bill for boring into wood for insects
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    types:
    pic-vert
    woodpecker of Europe and western Asia
    type of:
    oiseau piciforme
    any of numerous nonpasserine insectivorous climbing birds usually having strong bills for boring wood
  2. noun
    the summit of a mountain
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    type of:
    cime, crête, sommet
    the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill)
  3. noun
    a thin sharp implement used for removing unwanted material
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    types:
    cure-dent
    pick consisting of a small strip of wood or plastic; used to pick food from between the teeth
    type of:
    outil, outil manuel
    a tool used with workers' hands
  4. noun
    the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill)
    synonyms: cime, crête, sommet
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    types:
    sommet d'une colline
    the peak of a hill
    cime
    a lofty peak
    type of:
    endroit, lieu
    a point located with respect to surface features of some region
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