To choose one or more elements of a set, especially a set of options, pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives, transitive To choose and take from a number; to take by preference from among others; to pick out; to cull, intransitive To take as a choice from among several; pick out, To make a choice or selection, adjective_ Singled out in preference; chosen, Careful or refined in making selections; discriminatin, Taken from a number by preferance; picked out as more valuable or exellent than others; of special value or exellence; nicely chosen; selected; choice, noun_ One that is chosen in preference to others or because of special value, Chosen or preferred items or people considered as a group. Often used with the, Selection