One of a number of possible choices or courses of action, A choice or course of action that is mutually exclusive with another, adjective_ Being one of two mutually exclusive choices or courses of action

A group or class of persons considered to be superior to others because of their intelligence, social standing, or wealth, Someone who is among the best at certain task, A member of such a group, adjective_ Of high birth or social position; aristocratic or patrician, Representing the choicest or most select of a group

The quality of being discreet; circumspection, The quality of being discreet; wise conduct and management; cautious discernment, especially as to matters of propriety and self-control; prudence; circumspection; wariness, the power of making free choices unconstrained by external agencies

A tool for breaking hard surfaces, consisting of a curved bar sharpened at both ends and fitted to a long handle, Something, such as an ice pick, toothpick, or picklock, used for picking, Something selected as the most desirable; the best or choicest part, intransitive verb_ To play (an instrument) by plucking its strings, To decide with care or forethought, To be harvested or gathered, transitive verb_ To throw (a shuttle) across a loom