SELECTION Synonyms

• the right to buy or sell property at an agreed price; the right is purchased and if it is not exercised by a stated date the money is forfeited

• one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen

• the act of choosing or selecting

• the person or thing chosen or selected

• the quantity of a crop that is harvested

• the best people or things in a group

• the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving

• a small thin device (of metal or plastic or ivory) used to pluck a stringed instrument

• a thin sharp implement used for removing unwanted material

• a heavy iron tool with a wooden handle and a curved head that is pointed on both ends

• a basketball maneuver; obstructing an opponent with one's body

• the act of choosing or selecting

• select carefully from a group

• look for and gather

• harass with constant criticism

• provoke

• remove in small bits

• remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits

• pilfer or rob

• pay for something

• pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion

• attack with or as if with a pickaxe of ice or rocky ground, for example

• hit lightly with a picking motion

• eat intermittently; take small bites of

• one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen

• serving or used in place of another

• necessitating a choice between mutually exclusive possibilities

• pertaining to unconventional choices

• an orderly arrangement

• an impressive display

• especially fine or decorative clothing

• an arrangement of aerials spaced to give desired directional characteristics

• lay out orderly or logically in a line or as if in a line

• align oneself with a group or a way of thinking

• a collection containing a variety of sorts of things

• the act of distributing things into classes or categories of the same type

• several things grouped together or considered as a whole

• a publication containing a variety of works

• request for a sum of money

• the act of gathering something together

• the act of making up your mind about something

• a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration

• (boxing) a victory won on points when no knockout has occurred

• the outcome of a game or contest

• the trait of resoluteness as evidenced by firmness of character or purpose

• a vote to select the winner of a position or political office

• the act of selecting someone or something; the exercise of deliberate choice

• the status or fact of being elected

• the predestination of some individuals as objects of divine mercy (especially as conceived by Calvinists)

• the quantity of a crop that is harvested

• the act of picking (crops or fruit or hops etc.)

• a strong liking

• a predisposition in favor of something

• the right or chance to choose

• grant of favor or advantage to one over another (especially to a country or countries in matters of international trade, such as levying duties)

• an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control:

• the limits within which something can be effective

• a large tract of grassy open land on which livestock can graze

• a series of hills or mountains

• a place for shooting (firing or driving) projectiles of various kinds

• a variety of different things or activities

• (mathematics) the set of values of the dependent variable for which a function is defined

• the limit of capability

• a kitchen appliance used for cooking food

• change or be different within limits

• move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment

• have a range; be capable of projecting over a certain distance, as of a gun

• range or extend over; occupy a certain area

• lay out orderly or logically in a line or as if in a line

• feed as in a meadow or pasture

• let eat

• assign a rank or rating to

• a collection containing a variety of sorts of things

• noticeable heterogeneity

• (biology) a taxonomic category consisting of members of a species that differ from others of the same species in minor but heritable characteristics

• a show consisting of a series of short unrelated performances

• a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality

• a difference that is usually pleasant

• the person or thing that is rejected or set aside as inferior in quality

• remove something that has been rejected

• look for and gather

• a natural process resulting in the evolution of organisms best adapted to the environment

• a passage selected from a larger work

• take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy

• a passage selected from a larger work

• The act of excerpting or selecting from a larger work.

• a solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water)

• a passage selected from a larger work

• remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense

• get despite difficulties or obstacles

• deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning)

• extract by the process of distillation

• separate (a metal) from an ore

• obtain from a substance, as by mechanical action

• take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy

• calculate the root of a number

• the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals

• a concept of quantity involving zero and units

• a short performance that is part of a longer program

• the number is used in calling a particular telephone

• a symbol used to represent a number

• one of a series published periodically

• a select company of people

• a numeral or string of numerals that is used for identification and may be attached to accounts, memberships, etc.

• a clothing measurement

• a numbered item in a series

• the grammatical category for the forms of nouns and pronouns and verbs that are used depending on the number of entities involved (singular or dual or plural)

• an item of clothing

• add up in number or quantity

• give numbers to

• enumerate

• put into a group

• determine the number or amount of

• place a limit on the number of

• a separate part of a whole

• an item that is an instance of some type

• a portion of a natural object

• a musical work that has been created

• an instance of some kind

• an artistic or literary composition

• a portable gun

• a serving that has been cut from a larger portion

• a distance

• a work of art of some artistic value

• a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition

• a share of something

• game equipment consisting of an object used in playing certain board games

• to join or unite the pieces of

• create by putting components or members together

• join during spinning

• eat intermittently; take small bites of

• repair by adding pieces