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pic·nic
 picnic
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- pronunciation:
- pIk
nIk
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Word Builder, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
A picnic is a meal that is eaten outside. People have picnics at a park, beach, in the woods, or other places in nature.
My friends and I laid out a blanket on the grass and had a picnic.
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| definition 2: |
(informal) When we say that something is a picnic, we mean that it is easy or enjoyable. When we say something is "no picnic," we mean that it is difficult or not fun at all.
Everyone in class agreed that that test was no picnic. |
| related words: |
breeze |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
picnics, picnicking, picnicked |
| definition: |
When you picnic, you have a picnic.
We hiked through the woods and picnicked on a fallen tree. |
| derivation: |
picnicker (n.) |
Word Builder: picnic +
- picnic basket:
a basket in which you carry food to a picnic.
- picnic blanket:
a blanket that you spread on the ground and on which you have a picnic.
- picnic table:
a table that is outside and at which people have picnics.
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