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select > 3 senses
ADJECTIVE1select, choice, prime, prize, qualityOf superior grade
2select, blue-ribbonSelected or chosen for special qualifications
VERB1select, choose, take, pick outPick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
select > pronunciation
Soundssahleh'kt
Rhymesabject, affect, aftereffect, and 64 more rhymes in ehkt at the HyperDic website...
select > adjective 1
MeaningOf superior grade.
Examples"select peaches"
Synonymschoice, prime, prize, quality
Similar tosuperior
select > adjective 2
MeaningSelected or chosen for special qualifications.
Synonymsblue-ribbon
Similar tosuperior
select > verb, cognition
MeaningPick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody
ModelThey select him to write the letter
Examples"She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her"
Synonymschoose, take, pick out
Entailed bybuy, purchase
Narrowerempanel, impanel, panel; field; sieve, sift; draw; dial; plump, go; pick; elect; excerpt, extract, take out; cull out; cream off, skim off; sieve out, pick over; assign, specify, set apart; single out; think of; specify, set, determine, fix, limit; adopt, follow, espouse; screen, screen out, sieve, sort; vote in; elect; nominate, propose; vote; side, go with
Broaderdecide, make up one's mind, determine
Nounsselector; selection

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