Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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selection | Yes | No | No | No |
extract | Yes | No | Yes | No |
selection (noun) | extract (noun) |
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the act of choosing or selecting | a passage selected from a larger work |
the person or thing chosen or selected | a solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water) |
a passage selected from a larger work | |
an assortment of things from which a choice can be made | |
a natural process resulting in the evolution of organisms best adapted to the environment |
selection (verb) | extract (verb) |
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extract by the process of distillation | |
take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy | |
calculate the root of a number | |
remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense | |
obtain from a substance, as by mechanical action | |
separate (a metal) from an ore | |
deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning) | |
get despite difficulties or obstacles |