Definitions for select

select se·lect

Spelling: [si-lekt]
IPA: /sɪˈlɛkt/

Select is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 10 points.

You can make 88 anagrams from letters in select (ceelst).

Definitions for select

adjective

  1. chosen in preference to another or others; selected. Synonyms: preferred.
  2. choice; of special value or excellence.
  3. careful or fastidious in selecting; discriminating.
  4. carefully or fastidiously chosen; exclusive:

verb (used with object)

  1. to choose in preference to another or others; pick out.

verb (used without object)

  1. to make a choice; pick.

Origin of select

1555-65; Latin sēlēctus (past participle of sēligere to gather apart), equivalent to sē- se- + leg(ere) to gather, choose + -tus past participle suffix

Examples for select

He then went on to give a number of examples in point, of which we select a few.

All it needs is one more “pipe” to select and transmit the crucial information.

You can even buy containers of their Cereal Milk in select stores.

Only that small, select number who were above, and led all the rest.

And, second, we already use sortition to select an important deliberative body, the trial jury.

"You go straight ahead and select any location you like," said Marian.

Until recently, being published was a pleasure afforded only to a select few.

It is not necessarily his own religious belief that he will select.

He went through his entire database of over 70,000 images to select pieces for the Arizona show.

The divine appetite once fostered, let it select its own food.

Word Value for select
Scrable

8

Words with friends

10

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