select

Verb · Adjective
Synonyms: choosetakepick outchoiceprime(a)prizequalityblue-ribbon(a)

WordNet 3.0

Verb (1)

  1. pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives“Take any one of these cards”“Choose a good husband for your daughter”“She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her”Synonyms: choosetakepick out

Adjective (2)

  1. of superior grade“choice wines”“prime beef”“prize carnations”“quality paper”“select peaches”Synonyms: choiceprime(a)prizequality
  2. selected or chosen for special qualifications“the blue-ribbon event of the season”Synonyms: blue-ribbon(a)
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Select \Se*lect"\, a. [L. selectus, p. p. of seligere to select; pref. se- aside + levere to gather. See Legend.] Taken from a number by preferance; picked out as more valuable or exellent than others; of special value or exellence; nicely chosen; selected; choice. [1913 Webster]

A few select spirits had separated from the crowd, and formed a fit audience round a far greater teacher. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]

Select \Se*lect"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Selected; p. pr. & vb. n. Selecting.] To choose and take from a number; to take by preference from among others; to pick out; to cull; as, to select the best authors for perusal. "One peculiar nation to select." --Milton. [1913 Webster]

The pious chief . . . A hundred youths from all his train selects. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]

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