1. (

• choose ,
• take ,
• select ,
• pick_out

) 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" ;

1. (

• choice ,
• prime ,
• prize ,
• quality ,
• select ,

) of superior grade; "choice wines"; "prime beef"; "prize carnations"; "quality paper"; "select peaches" ;

2. (

• blue-ribbon ,
• select ,

) selected or chosen for special qualifications; "the blue-ribbon event of the season" ;