| esteemed | | |
| adj. | 1. esteemed, honored, prestigious | having an illustrious reputation; respected.; "our esteemed leader"; "a prestigious author" |
| ~ reputable | having a good reputation.; "a reputable business"; "a reputable scientist"; "a reputable wine" |
| noble | | |
| n. (person) | 1. lord, noble, nobleman | a titled peer of the realm. |
| ~ armiger | a nobleman entitled to bear heraldic arms. |
| ~ baron | a nobleman (in various countries) of varying rank. |
| ~ burgrave | a nobleman ruling a German castle and surrounding grounds by hereditary right. |
| ~ count | a nobleman (in various countries) having rank equal to a British earl. |
| ~ duke | a nobleman (in various countries) of high rank. |
| ~ grandee | a nobleman of highest rank in Spain or Portugal. |
| ~ male aristocrat | a man who is an aristocrat. |
| ~ margrave | a German nobleman ranking above a count (corresponding in rank to a British marquess). |
| ~ marquess, marquis | nobleman (in various countries) ranking above a count. |
| ~ mesne lord | a feudal lord who was lord to his own tenants on land held from a superior lord. |
| ~ milord | a term of address for an English lord. |
| ~ palsgrave, palatine | (Middle Ages) the lord of a palatinate who exercised sovereign powers over his lands. |
| ~ peer | a nobleman (duke or marquis or earl or viscount or baron) who is a member of the British peerage. |
| ~ sire | a title of address formerly used for a man of rank and authority. |
| ~ thane | a feudal lord or baron. |
| ~ viscount | (in various countries) a son or younger brother or a count. |
| ~ don juan | a legendary Spanish nobleman and philanderer who became the hero of many poems and plays and operas. |
| ~ mortimer, roger de mortimer | English nobleman who deposed Edward II and was executed by Edward III (1287-1330). |
| adj. | 2. baronial, imposing, noble, stately | impressive in appearance.; "a baronial mansion"; "an imposing residence"; "a noble tree"; "severe-looking policemen sat astride noble horses"; "stately columns" |
| ~ impressive | making a strong or vivid impression.; "an impressive ceremony" |
| adj. | 3. noble | of or belonging to or constituting the hereditary aristocracy especially as derived from feudal times.; "of noble birth" |
| ~ aristocratic, aristocratical, blue-blooded, patrician, gentle, blue | belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy.; "an aristocratic family"; "aristocratic Bostonians"; "aristocratic government"; "a blue family"; "blue blood"; "the blue-blooded aristocracy"; "of gentle blood"; "patrician landholders of the American South"; "aristocratic bearing"; "aristocratic features"; "patrician tastes" |
| ~ august, lordly, grand | of or befitting a lord.; "heir to a lordly fortune"; "of august lineage" |
| ~ coroneted, highborn, titled | belonging to the peerage.; "the princess and her coroneted companions"; "the titled classes" |
| ~ regal, majestic, purple, imperial, royal | belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler.; "golden age of imperial splendor"; "purple tyrant"; "regal attire"; "treated with royal acclaim"; "the royal carriage of a stag's head" |
| ~ kinglike, kingly | having the rank of or resembling or befitting a king.; "symbolizing kingly power"; "the murder of his kingly guest" |
| ~ monarchal, monarchical | having the characteristics of or befitting or worthy of a monarch.; "monarchical gestures"; "monarchal pomp" |
| ~ princely | having the rank of or befitting a prince.; "a princely bearing"; "princely manner" |
| ~ queenlike, queenly | having the rank of or resembling or befitting a queen.; "queenly propriety"; "clad in her queenly raiment"; "Rosetti's queenly portraits of women" |
| ~ royal | being of the rank of a monarch.; "of royal ancestry"; "princes of the blood royal" |
| adj. | 4. noble | having or showing or indicative of high or elevated character.; "a noble spirit"; "noble deeds" |
| ~ honourable, honorable | worthy of being honored; entitled to honor and respect.; "an honorable man"; "led an honorable life"; "honorable service to his country" |
| ~ dignifying, ennobling | investing with dignity or honor.; "the dignifying effect of his presence"; "the ennobling influence of cultural surroundings" |
| ~ exalted, high-minded, lofty, noble-minded, elevated, high-flown, idealistic, rarefied, rarified, sublime, grand | of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style.; "an exalted ideal"; "argue in terms of high-flown ideals"; "a noble and lofty concept"; "a grand purpose" |
| ~ greathearted, magnanimous | noble and generous in spirit.; "a greathearted general"; "a magnanimous conqueror" |
| adj. | 5. noble | inert especially toward oxygen.; "a noble gas such as helium or neon"; "noble metals include gold and silver and platinum" |
| ~ unreactive | (chemistry) not reacting chemically. |
| elect | | |
| n. (group) | 1. chosen, elect | an exclusive group of people.; "one of the elect who have power inside the government" |
| ~ elite, elite group | a group or class of persons enjoying superior intellectual or social or economic status. |
| v. (social) | 2. elect | select by a vote for an office or membership.; "We elected him chairman of the board" |
| ~ choose, pick out, select, take | 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" |
| ~ co-opt | choose or elect as a fellow member or colleague.; "The church members co-opted individuals from similar backgrounds to replenish the congregation" |
| ~ reelect, return | elect again. |
| v. (cognition) | 3. elect | choose.; "I elected to have my funds deposited automatically" |
| ~ choose, pick out, select, take | 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" |
| adj. | 4. elect, elite | selected as the best.; "an elect circle of artists"; "elite colleges" |
| ~ selected | chosen in preference to another. |
| adj. | 5. elect | elected but not yet installed in office.; "the president elect" |
| ~ incoming | arriving at a place or position.; "incoming class"; "incoming mail" |
| pick | | |
| n. (cognition) | 1. choice, pick, selection | the person or thing chosen or selected.; "he was my pick for mayor" |
| ~ deciding, decision making | the cognitive process of reaching a decision.; "a good executive must be good at decision making" |
| ~ pleasure | a formal expression.; "he serves at the pleasure of the President" |
| ~ favorite, favourite | something regarded with special favor or liking.; "that book is one of my favorites" |
| ~ way | doing as one pleases or chooses.; "if I had my way" |
| n. (quantity) | 2. pick, picking | the quantity of a crop that is harvested.; "he sent the first picking of berries to the market"; "it was the biggest peach pick in years" |
| ~ output, yield, production | the quantity of something (as a commodity) that is created (usually within a given period of time).; "production was up in the second quarter" |
| n. (group) | 3. cream, pick | the best people or things in a group.; "the cream of England's young men were killed in the Great War" |
| ~ elite, elite group | a group or class of persons enjoying superior intellectual or social or economic status. |
| n. (artifact) | 4. filling, pick, weft, woof | the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving. |
| ~ cloth, fabric, textile, material | artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers.; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress" |
| ~ thread, yarn | a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving. |
| ~ weave | pattern of weaving or structure of a fabric. |
| n. (artifact) | 5. pick, plectron, plectrum | a small thin device (of metal or plastic or ivory) used to pluck a stringed instrument. |
| ~ device | an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose.; "the device is small enough to wear on your wrist"; "a device intended to conserve water" |
| ~ guitar pick | a plectrum used to pluck a guitar. |
| n. (artifact) | 6. pick | a thin sharp implement used for removing unwanted material.; "he used a pick to clean the dirt out of the cracks" |
| ~ hand tool | a tool used with workers' hands. |
| ~ ice pick, icepick | pick consisting of a steel rod with a sharp point; used for breaking up blocks of ice. |
| ~ toothpick | pick consisting of a small strip of wood or plastic; used to pick food from between the teeth. |
| n. (artifact) | 7. pick, pickax, pickaxe | a heavy iron tool with a wooden handle and a curved head that is pointed on both ends.; "they used picks and sledges to break the rocks" |
| ~ edge tool | any cutting tool with a sharp cutting edge (as a chisel or knife or plane or gouge). |
| ~ mattock | a kind of pick that is used for digging; has a flat blade set at right angles to the handle. |
| n. (act) | 8. pick | a basketball maneuver; obstructing an opponent with one's body.; "he was called for setting an illegal pick" |
| ~ basketball play | a play executed by a basketball team. |
| n. (act) | 9. choice, option, pick, selection | the act of choosing or selecting.; "your choice of colors was unfortunate"; "you can take your pick" |
| ~ action | something done (usually as opposed to something said).; "there were stories of murders and other unnatural actions" |
| ~ casting | the choice of actors to play particular roles in a play or movie. |
| ~ coloration, colouration | choice and use of colors (as by an artist). |
| ~ sampling | (statistics) the selection of a suitable sample for study. |
| ~ decision, determination, conclusion | the act of making up your mind about something.; "the burden of decision was his"; "he drew his conclusions quickly" |
| ~ willing, volition | the act of making a choice.; "followed my father of my own volition" |
| ~ election | the act of selecting someone or something; the exercise of deliberate choice.; "her election of medicine as a profession" |
| ~ balloting, vote, voting, ballot | a choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative.; "there were only 17 votes in favor of the motion"; "they allowed just one vote per person" |
| v. (cognition) | 10. pick | select carefully from a group.; "She finally picked her successor"; "He picked his way carefully" |
| ~ choose, pick out, select, take | 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" |
| ~ hand-pick | pick personally and very carefully.; "the director hand-picked his new team" |
| v. (contact) | 11. cull, pick, pluck | look for and gather.; "pick mushrooms"; "pick flowers" |
| ~ gather, pull together, collect, garner | assemble or get together.; "gather some stones"; "pull your thoughts together" |
| ~ mushroom | pick or gather mushrooms.; "We went mushrooming in the Fall" |
| ~ berry | pick or gather berries.; "We went berrying in the summer" |
| v. (communication) | 12. blame, find fault, pick | harass with constant criticism.; "Don't always pick on your little brother" |
| ~ criticise, criticize, pick apart, knock | find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws.; "The paper criticized the new movie"; "Don't knock the food--it's free" |
| v. (creation) | 13. pick | provoke.; "pick a fight or a quarrel" |
| ~ call forth, evoke, kick up, provoke | evoke or provoke to appear or occur.; "Her behavior provoked a quarrel between the couple" |
| v. (change) | 14. pick | remove in small bits.; "pick meat from a bone" |
| ~ remove, take away, withdraw, take | remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract.; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment" |
| v. (change) | 15. clean, pick | remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits.; "Clean the turkey" |
| ~ remove, take away, withdraw, take | remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract.; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment" |
| v. (possession) | 16. pick | pilfer or rob.; "pick pockets" |
| ~ rob | take something away by force or without the consent of the owner.; "The burglars robbed him of all his money" |
| v. (possession) | 17. foot, pick | pay for something.; "pick up the tab"; "pick up the burden of high-interest mortgages"; "foot the bill" |
| ~ pay | give money, usually in exchange for goods or services.; "I paid four dollars for this sandwich"; "Pay the waitress, please" |
| v. (contact) | 18. pick, pluck, plunk | pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion.; "he plucked the strings of his mandolin" |
| ~ draw, pull, force | cause to move by pulling.; "draw a wagon"; "pull a sled" |
| ~ twang | pluck (strings of an instrument).; "He twanged his bow" |
| v. (contact) | 19. break up, pick | attack with or as if with a pickaxe of ice or rocky ground, for example.; "Pick open the ice" |
| ~ hack, chop | cut with a hacking tool. |
| ~ pierce | cut or make a way through.; "the knife cut through the flesh"; "The path pierced the jungle"; "Light pierced through the forest" |
| v. (contact) | 20. beak, peck, pick | hit lightly with a picking motion. |
| ~ strike | deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon.; "The teacher struck the child"; "the opponent refused to strike"; "The boxer struck the attacker dead" |
| v. (consumption) | 21. nibble, pick, piece | eat intermittently; take small bites of.; "He pieced at the sandwich all morning"; "She never eats a full meal--she just nibbles" |
| ~ eat | take in solid food.; "She was eating a banana"; "What did you eat for dinner last night?" |
| select | | |
| v. (cognition) | 1. choose, pick out, select, take | 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" |
| ~ empanel, impanel, panel | select from a list.; "empanel prospective jurors" |
| ~ anoint | choose by or as if by divine intervention.; "She was anointed the head of the Christian fundamentalist group" |
| ~ field | select (a team or individual player) for a game.; "The Buckeyes fielded a young new quarterback for the Rose Bowl" |
| ~ sieve, sift | distinguish and separate out.; "sift through the job candidates" |
| ~ draw | select or take in from a given group or region.; "The participants in the experiment were drawn from a representative population" |
| ~ dial | choose by means of a dial.; "dial a telephone number" |
| ~ plump, go | give support (to) or make a choice (of) one out of a group or number.; "I plumped for the losing candidates" |
| ~ pick | select carefully from a group.; "She finally picked her successor"; "He picked his way carefully" |
| ~ elect | choose.; "I elected to have my funds deposited automatically" |
| ~ excerpt, extract, take out | take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy. |
| ~ cull out, winnow | select desirable parts from a group or list.; "cull out the interesting letters from the poet's correspondence"; "winnow the finalists from the long list of applicants" |
| ~ cream off, skim off | pick the best. |
| ~ pick over, sieve out | separate or remove.; "The customer picked over the selection" |
| ~ set apart, assign, specify | select something or someone for a specific purpose.; "The teacher assigned him to lead his classmates in the exercise" |
| ~ single out | select from a group.; "She was singled out for her outstanding performance" |
| ~ decide, make up one's mind, determine | reach, make, or come to a decision about something.; "We finally decided after lengthy deliberations" |
| ~ think of | choose in one's mind.; "Think of any integer between 1 and 25" |
| ~ specify, fix, limit, set, determine, define | decide upon or fix definitely.; "fix the variables"; "specify the parameters" |
| ~ adopt, espouse, follow | choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans.; "She followed the feminist movement"; "The candidate espouses Republican ideals" |
| ~ screen out, sieve, sort, screen | examine in order to test suitability.; "screen these samples"; "screen the job applicants" |
| ~ vote in | elect in a voting process.; "They voted in Clinton" |
| ~ elect | select by a vote for an office or membership.; "We elected him chairman of the board" |
| ~ nominate, propose | put forward; nominate for appointment to an office or for an honor or position.; "The President nominated her as head of the Civil Rights Commission" |
| ~ vote | express one's preference for a candidate or for a measure or resolution; cast a vote.; "He voted for the motion"; "None of the Democrats voted last night" |
| adj. | 2. choice, prime, prize, quality, select | of superior grade.; "choice wines"; "prime beef"; "prize carnations"; "quality paper"; "select peaches" |
| ~ superior | of high or superior quality or performance.; "superior wisdom derived from experience"; "superior math students" |
| adj. | 3. blue-ribbon, select | selected or chosen for special qualifications.; "the blue-ribbon event of the season" |
| ~ superior | of high or superior quality or performance.; "superior wisdom derived from experience"; "superior math students" |
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