noun
1. the act of choosing or selecting
e.g. your choice of colors was unfortunate
you can take your pick
Synonym: choiceoptionpick
2. the person or thing chosen or selected
e.g. he was my pick for mayor
Synonym: choicepick
3. a passage selected from a larger work
e.g. he presented excerpts from William James' philosophical writings
Synonym: excerptexcerptionextract
4. an assortment of things from which a choice can be made
e.g. the store carried a large selection of shoes
5. a natural process resulting in the evolution of organisms best adapted to the environment
Synonym: survivalsurvival of the fittestnatural selection