select
verb
[ sɪˈlɛkt ]
• carefully choose as being the best or most suitable.
• "children must select their GCSE subjects"
Similar:
choose,
pick,
hand-pick,
single out,
pick out,
sort out,
take,
opt for,
decide on,
settle on,
set,
fix,
fix on,
adopt,
determine,
designate,
name,
nominate,
appoint,
elect,
specify,
stipulate,
prefer,
favour,
select
adjective
• (of a group of people or things) carefully chosen from a larger number as being the best or most valuable.
• "he joined his select team of young Intelligence operatives"
Similar:
choice,
hand-picked,
carefully chosen,
prime,
first-rate,
first-class,
high-grade,
grade A,
superior,
finest,
best,
high-quality,
top-quality,
top-class,
A-list,
supreme,
superb,
excellent,
rare,
prize,
prize-winning,
award-winning,
top of the range,
top of the line,
tip-top,
A1,
stellar,
top-notch,
Origin:
mid 16th century: from Latin select- ‘chosen’, from the verb seligere, from se- ‘apart’ + legere ‘choose’.
