pick-me-up

What does pick-me-up mean?

pick-me-up means "anything with restorative powers". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in pick-me-up?

pick-me-up has 3 syllables: pick--me--up. The stress falls on "pick-".

What is another word for pick-me-up?

Close synonyms include pickup, bracer. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is pick-me-up a common word?

pick-me-up is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for pick-me-up come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.