English dictionary

picket

/'p/I/k/I/t/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event

noun.person

Synonyms lookout lookout man scout sentinel sentry spotter watch

Source: WordNet 3.0
a detachment of troops guarding an army from surprise attack

noun.group

Source: WordNet 3.0
a protester posted by a labor organization outside a place of work

noun.person

Source: WordNet 3.0
a vehicle performing sentinel duty

noun.artifact

Source: WordNet 3.0
a wooden strip forming part of a fence

noun.artifact

Synonyms pale

Source: WordNet 3.0
a form of military punishment used by the British in the late 17th century in which a soldier was forced to stand on one foot on a pointed stake

noun.act

Synonyms piquet

Source: WordNet 3.0
A stake sharpened or pointed, especially one used in fortification and encampments, to mark bounds and angles; or one used for tethering horses.

noun

Source: webster1913