SELECTS

Noun

Selects

plural of Select

Anagrams

• scelets

Verb

selects

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of select

Anagrams

• scelets

Source: Wiktionary


SELECT

Se*lect", a. Etym: [L. selectus, p. p. of seligere to select; pref. se- aside + levere to gather. See Legend.]

Definition: Taken from a number by preferance; picked out as more valuable or exellent than others; of special value or exellence; nicely chosen; selected; choice. A few select spirits had separated from the crowd, and formed a fit audience round a far greater teacher. Macaulay.

Se*lect", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Selected; p. pr. & vb. n. Selecting.]

Definition: To choose and take from a number; to take by preference from among others; to pick out; to cull; as, to select the best authors for perusal. "One peculiar nation to select." Milton. The pious chief . . . A hundred youths from all his train selects. Dryden.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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