select

Verb

Verb Forms: selected, selecting, selects

To choose from a number of alternatives.
pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
- "She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her"
To choose one or more elements of a set, especially a set of options.
To obtain a set of data from a database using a query.

Adjective Satellite

of superior grade
- "select peaches"
selected or chosen for special qualifications

Adj

Privileged, specially selected.
Of high quality; top-notch.

Examples

He had to SELECT his best tiles to form a high-scoring word on his next turn.
He looked over the menu, and selected the roast beef.
Only a select few were allowed into the premiere.
The program computes all the students' grades, then selects a random sample for human verification.
This is a select cut of beef.

Origin / Etymology

From Latin sēlēctus, perfect passive participle of sēligō (“choose out, select”), from sē- (“without; apart”) + legō (“gather, select”).

Synonyms

blue-ribbon, choice, choose, pick out, prime, prize, quality, take, opt

Antonyms

deselect

Scrabble Score: 8

select: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
select: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
select: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

select: valid Words With Friends Word