select vs cream off

cream off vs select

select is an adjective but cream off is not an adjective.

select and cream off both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
select	No	Yes	Yes	No
cream off	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, cream off is a hyponym of select; that is, cream off is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than select:

select: pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
cream off: pick the best

Other hyponyms of select include empanel, impanel, panel, anoint, field, sieve, sift, draw, dial, go, plump, pick, elect, excerpt, extract, take out, cull out, winnow, skim off, pick over, sieve out, assign, set apart, specify, single out, think of, define, determine, fix, limit, set, specify, adopt, espouse, follow, screen, screen out, sieve, sort, vote in, elect, nominate, propose, vote.

select (adjective)	cream off (adjective)
selected or chosen for special qualifications
of superior grade

select (verb)	cream off (verb)
pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives	pick the best
	remove from the surface

Difference between select and cream off

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