From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
select
adj 1: of superior grade; "choice wines"; "prime beef"; "prize
carnations"; "quality paper"; "select peaches" [syn:
choice, prime(a), prize, quality, select]
2: selected or chosen for special qualifications; "the blue-
ribbon event of the season" [syn: blue-ribbon(a), select]
v 1: pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives;
"Take any one of these cards"; "Choose a good husband for
your daughter"; "She selected a pair of shoes from among
the dozen the salesgirl had shown her" [syn: choose,
take, select, pick out]