| dictionary | A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z |
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| ADJECTIVE | 1 | select, choice, prime, prize, quality | Of superior grade |
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| 2 | select, blue-ribbon | Selected or chosen for special qualifications | |
| VERB | 1 | select, choose, take, pick out | Pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives |
| Sounds | sahleh'kt |
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| Rhymes | abject, affect, aftereffect, and 64 more rhymes in ehkt at the HyperDic website... |
| Meaning | Of superior grade. |
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| Examples | "select peaches" |
| Synonyms | choice, prime, prize, quality |
| Similar to | superior |
| Meaning | Selected or chosen for special qualifications. |
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| Synonyms | blue-ribbon |
| Similar to | superior |
| Meaning | Pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody |
| Model | They select him to write the letter |
| Examples | "She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her" |
| Synonyms | choose, take, pick out |
| Entailed by | buy, purchase |
| Narrower | empanel, 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 |
| Broader | decide, make up one's mind, determine |
| Nouns | selector; selection |