Nearby Words
verb (used with object)
1.
to choose in preference to another or others; pick out.
verb (used without object)
2.
to make a choice; pick.
00:10
00:09
00:08
00:07
00:06
00:05
00:04
00:03
00:02
00:01
Selecting
is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
adjective
3.
chosen in preference to another or others; selected.
4.
choice; of special value or excellence.
5.
careful or fastidious in selecting; discriminating.
6.
carefully or fastidiously chosen; exclusive: a select group of friends.
Origin:
1555–65; < Latin sēlēctus (past participle of sēligere to gather apart), equivalent to sē- se- + leg(ere) to gather, choose + -tus past participle suffix
1555–65; < Latin sēlēctus (past participle of sēligere to gather apart), equivalent to sē- se- + leg(ere) to gather, choose + -tus past participle suffix
Related forms
se·lec·ta·ble, adjective
se·lec·ta·bil·i·ty, noun
se·lect·ly, adverb
se·lect·ness, noun
se·lec·tor, noun
EXPANDnon·se·lect·ed, adjective
re·se·lect, verb (used with object)
un·se·lect, adjective
un·se·lect·ed, adjective
well-se·lect·ed, adjective
COLLAPSE
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source
|
Link To selecting
Dictionary.com, LLC. Copyright © 2012. All rights reserved.
