intransitive verb. To take as a choice from among several; pick out.

intransitive verb. To make a choice or selection.

adjective. Singled out in preference; chosen.

adjective. Of special quality or value; choice.

adjective. Of or relating to a lean grade of beef.

adjective. Careful or refined in making selections; discriminating.

noun. One that is chosen in preference to others or because of special value.

noun. Chosen or preferred items or people considered as a group. Often used with the.

Chosen on account of special excellence or fitness; carefully picked or selected; hence, choice; composed of or containing the best, choicest, or most desirable: as, select poems; a select party; a select neighborhood.

Careful or fastidious in choice, or in associating with others; exclusive; also, made with or exhibiting carefulness or fastidiousness.

= Syn.1. Picked. See choose.

noun. That which is selected or choice.

noun. Selection.

To select and take up (land) under the land act; free-select. See free-selection.

To choose or pick out from a number; pick out; choose: as, to select the best; to select a site for a monument.

Synonyms To Elect, Prefer, etc. (see choose), single out, fix upon, pitch upon.

To conduct artificial selection methodically. See second quotation under methodical selection, below.

adjective. Taken from a number by preferance; picked out as more valuable or exellent than others; of special value or exellence; nicely chosen; selected; choice.

transitive verb. To choose and take from a number; to take by preference from among others; to pick out; to cull.

adjective. Privileged, specially selected.

adjective. Of high quality; top-notch.

verb. To choose one or more elements of a set, especially a set of options.

verb. pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives

adjective. selected or chosen for special qualifications

adjective. of superior grade

"Even the Palm Pre uses a quasimode to select text: the «select» quasimode is activated by holding down the shift key on the keyboard."

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