pecks in English

noun

1

a stroke or bite by a bird with its beak.

the bird managed to give its attacker a sharp peck

2

food.

he wants a little more peck

3

a measure of capacity for dry goods, equal to a quarter of a bushel (8 US quarts = 8.81 liters, or 2 imperial gallons = 9.092 liters).

America is now the last major power to retain feet and gallons and bushels and pecks .

verb

1

(of a bird) strike or bite something with its beak.

two geese were pecking at some grain

synonyms: bite, nip, strike, hit, tap, rap, jab

noun

sight, hatful, great deal, tidy sum, good deal, lot, slew, flock, mess, mickle, stack, wad, pile, batch, pot, muckle, deal, plenty, heap, spate, mountain, mass, raft, passel, mint

verb

bite, kiss, nibble (at), smack, pick, peck at, pick up, nag
bite, nip, strike, hit, tap, rap, jab
kiss, give a peck
nibble (at), pick at, take very small bites from, toy with, play with
smack
pick, beak
peck at, pick at
pick up
nag

Use "pecks" in a sentence

1. 25 The hen moved the chicks along with pecks.

2. The hen moved the chicks along with pecks.

3. That chick pecks out an earthworm from the earth.

4. 1 cubic meter is equal to 28.377593070673 Bushels, or 113.51037228269 pecks

5. Use this page to learn how to convert between Bushels and pecks

6. Bushel (plural Bushels) A dry measure, containing four pecks, eight gallons, or thirty-two quarts

7. Type in your own numbers in the form to convert the units! ›› Quick conversion chart of Bushels to pecks

8. In living up to its name as the acorn woodpecker, it pecks holes in trees and stuffs them with acorns to stock its winter larder.

9. The yellow-Bellied sapsucker, Sphyrapicus varius, is the only member of the woodpecker family that pecks series of horizontal ¼ inch holes in the bark of trees.These birds have a black crescent on the breast, pale yellow belly, white wing stripe, and a crimson crown

10. Bushel (n.) early 14c., measure of capacity containing four pecks or eight gallons, from Old French boissel "Bushel" (13c., Modern French boisseau), probably from boisse, a grain measure based on Gallo-Roman *bostia "handful," from Gaulish *bosta "palm of the hand" (compare Irish bass, Breton boz "the hollow of the hand").