The act of selecting, or the state of being selected; choice, by preference, A variety of items taken from a larger collection, a natural process resulting in the evolution of organisms best adapted to the environment

Present participle of select

The act, process, or technique of selecting an appropriate sample, items selected at random from a population and used to test hypotheses about the population, the process or technique of obtaining a representative sample, verb_ Present participle of sample

To decorate or adorn, To apply medication, bandages, or other therapeutic materials to (a wound), To put on clothes, noun_ Outer covering or appearance; guise, External finish_ used especially of the arrangement of the furrows on a millstone, Outward adornment; elegant clothing, or skill in selecting, combining, and adjusting articles of clothing_ as, a love of dress; a man of dress, adjective_ Suitable for formal occasions, Requiring formal clothes