picking

Noun

 * 1) A gathering to pick fruit.
 * We went to a strawberry picking last June.
 * 1)  Items remaining after others have selected the best; scraps, as of food.
 * 2)  Income or other gains, especially if obtained in an unscrupulous or objectionable manner.
 * 3) Something picked or pulled out.
 * The schoolboy flicked his nose pickings across the classroom.
 * 1) The act of making a choice; selection.
 * 2) The final finishing of woven fabrics by removing burs, etc.
 * 3) The removal of defects from electrotype plates.
 * 4) Dabbing in stoneworking.
 * 1) The final finishing of woven fabrics by removing burs, etc.
 * 2) The removal of defects from electrotype plates.
 * 3) Dabbing in stoneworking.

Synonyms

 * leftovers