piket|o'·n vt 1 to set [picket stakes] in the ground 2 to picket 3 [Fig] to set [objectives/goals]
piket|u'e|s nm picket setter
pi'kė III§ nf 1 drop (of liquid) 2 small amount: a little bit 3 small spot, speck; freckle 4 dot 5 period (punctuation mark) 6 point 7 leak (in a roof) 8 (Med) stroke, apoplexy 9 [Reg] stroke of lightning 10 [Fig Colloq] quintessential point: peak, very middle, stroke (of noon/midnight), dead (of night); the best (of a type) IV§ nm (Ornit) woodpecker V§ adv 1 [Colloq] looking perfect 2 (indicating finality) period! • pikė ēuditjeje/ēuditėse = pikėcudi'tje • pika e diellit sunstroke • pikė e gjak very expensive: costing an arm and a leg • pika e hapjes [Mil] supply point • pika heshtjeje ellipsis (punctuation mark) • pika e komandimit [Mil] command post • ėsh·tė nė pikė tė hallit to be in the depth of despair/misery/poverty • ėsh·tė pikė nė vetull to be the very best of all • nė pikė tė gazepit at the worst possible point • nė pikė tė hallit in dire straits
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