pluck
plucked; plucking; plucks
To pluck is to pick or pull a single item out of many, like a flower or a hair. As a noun, pluck is energy or enthusiasm, even when things are looking grim.
Don't pluck only the best cherries off the tree: that's cherry-picking! Before you cook a goose, you need to pluck its feathers. If it looks like your goose is cooked, however, then show some pluck, and figure out a way to save yourself. Some characters who are famous for showing pluck include the Artful Dodger, Little Orphan Annie, and Benji the dog. They all kept their chins up and kept on trying, even when things looked really dark.
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pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion
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pull or pull out sharply
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strip of feathers
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look for and gather
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types:
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mushroom
pick or gather mushrooms
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berry
pick or gather berries
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blackberry
pick or gather blackberries
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type of:
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collect, garner, gather, pull together
assemble or get together
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mushroom
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the act of pulling and releasing a taut cord
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the trait of showing courage and determination in spite of possible loss or injury
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synonyms:
gutsiness, pluckiness
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Antonyms:
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gutlessness
the trait of lacking courage and determination; fearful of loss or injury
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type of:
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fearlessness
the trait of feeling no fear
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gutlessness
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rip off; ask an unreasonable price
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sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity
Vocabulary lists containing pluck
This list covers "The Song of Wandering Aengus" and The Hobbit.
This list covers "Names/Nombres," "The Eternal Fronter," Off the Court, and "Fish Cheeks."
In this ghost story, the skeptical and coolheaded Otis family moves into a haunted house.
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