selections
Items singled out
Selections are things chosen from a larger group.
A store's selection is its available inventory; a music selection is a chosen piece to perform.
Natural selection is the process by which organisms better adapted to their environment survive and reproduce.
The menu offers a wide selection of desserts.
Her selections for the playlist were perfect.
Pointed breaking tool
- alternativesOther available options
- optionsAvailable courses of action
- decisionsConclusions reached after consideration
- deliberationCareful weighing of choices
judgment · preference · determination · finalists · nominees · candidates · contenders · shortlist
Gathered set of items
- exhibitItem publicly displayed
- gallerySpace for displaying artwork
- curatorCollection overseer
- archiveStored historical records
catalogue · anthology · compilation · acquisition · display · museum · preservation · retrospective
Mixed collection of things
- rangeExtent of variation
- arrayOrdered collection or display
- spectrumContinuous range of values
- medleyVaried mixture or blend
diversity · lineup · repertoire · spread · gamut · mix · sampling · cross-section
Flavor perception ability
- inclinationDisposition toward something
- partialityUnfair favor toward some
- fondnessWarm liking or affection
- predilectionPreexisting preference or bias
penchant · affinity · favoritism · selectivity · discrimination · discernment · choosiness · pickiness
pick
Pointed breaking tool
- alternativesOther available options
- optionsAvailable courses of action
- decisionsConclusions reached after consideration
deliberation · judgment · preference · determination · finalists · nominees · candidates · contenders · shortlist · prospects
collection
Gathered set of items
archive · catalogue · anthology · compilation · acquisition · display · museum · preservation · retrospective · highlights
assortment
Mixed collection of things
medley · diversity · lineup · repertoire · spread · gamut · mix · sampling · cross-section · potpourri
taste
Flavor perception ability
- inclinationDisposition toward something
- partialityUnfair favor toward some
- fondnessWarm liking or affection
predilection · penchant · affinity · favoritism · selectivity · discrimination · discernment · choosiness · pickiness · refinement
breeds
Cultivated animal varieties
- cultivarsHuman-developed plant varieties
- strainsVarieties, injuries, or sifts
- speciesFinest taxonomic rank
hybrids · varieties · specimens · stock · lineages · genotypes · phenotypes · clones · landraces · subspecies
- readingfluency, read, comprehension, readers, books
- collectionscollection, collections, anthology, anthologies, compilation
- writingsessay, essays, article, articles, stories
- compilationsanthology, compilation, anthologies, collection, collected stories
- film festivalsfilm festival, film festivals, premieres, screenings, film screenings
- selectionspicks, curated, hand-picked, shortlist, longlist
selectionsentirety
The whole of something
totality · everything · the whole · whole lot · complete works
selectionsrejections
Formal refusals given
rejects · discards · exclusions · omissions · leftovers
- natural selectionDifferential reproductive success
- text selection
- random selectionChoosing without systematic bias
- jury selectionChoosing trial decision-makers
- selection processMethod for choosing among candidates
- shot selectionDeciding which play
selection, deselection, reselection, preselection, self-selection