ETYM Latin adoptio, allied to adoptare to adopt: cf. French adoption.
1. The act of accepting with approval; favorable reception; SYN. acceptance.
2. The appropriation (of ideas or words etc) from another source
3. Permanent legal transfer of parental rights and duties from one person to another, usually to provide care for children who would otherwise lack family upbringing.
State laws determine processes for adoption, rights of adoptees (such as access to information about natural parents), and inheritance rights. See also custody of children. + prikaži više

ETYM Cf. French assortiment.
A collection containing a variety of sorts of things; SYN. mixture, miscellany, miscellanea, variety, potpourri, motley.

ETYM Old Eng. chois, Old Fren. chois, French choix, from choisir to choose; of German origin; cf. Goth. kausjan to examine, kiusan to choose, examine, German kiesen. Related to Choose.
1. The act of choosing or selecting; SYN. selection, pick.
2. The person or thing chosen or selected; SYN. pick, selection.
In economics, decision about how resources are allocated. Each choice involves an opportunity cost. + prikaži više

The person or thing rejected or set aside as inferior in quality; SYN. reject.

ETYM Latin decisio, from decîdere, decisum: cf. French décision. Related to Decide.
1. The act of making up one's mind about something; SYN. determination, conclusion.
2. A position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration; SYN. determination, conclusion.
3. (Boxing) A victory won on points when no knockout has occurred.
4. The outcome of a game or contest. + prikaži više

ETYM Latin digestum, pl. digesta, neut., from digestus, p. p.: cf. French digeste. Related to Digest.
A periodical that summarizes the news.

ETYM Latin optio; akin to optare to choose, wish, optimus best, and perh. to Eng. apt: cf. French option.
1. An alternative action; SYN. alternative, choice.
2. The right to buy or sell property at an agreed price; the right is purchased and if it is not exercised by a stated date the money is forfeited.
In business, a contract giving the owner the right (as opposed to the obligation, as with futures contracts; see futures trading) to buy or sell a specific quantity of a particular commodity or currency at a future date and at an agreed price, in return for a premium. The buyer or seller can decide not to exercise the option if it would prove disadvantageous. + prikaži više

ETYM French pic a pickax, a pick. Related to Pick, Pike.
1. A thin sharp implement used for picking.
2. A small thin device (of metal or plastic or ivory) used to pluck a stringed instrument; SYN. plectrum, plectron.
3. A heavy wooden-handled iron tool with a curved head that is pointed on both ends; SYN. pickax, pickaxe.
4. A basketball maneuver; obstructing an opponent with one's body. + prikaži više

(Homonym: Pole, pole).
1. An inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people; SYN. public opinion poll, canvass.
2. The counting of votes (as in an election).
3. The part of the head between the ears.
4. A tame parrot; SYN. poll parrot.
5. Head, especially top or back part of head of animal; striking face of hammer. + prikaži više

ETYM Latin selectio: cf. French sélection.
An assortment of things from which a choice can be made.
In Australia in the 1860s and 1870s, system by which people could choose crown land to live on and cultivate. Payment was by a credit time payment system. The land selected was also known as a selection and the people so choosing were known as selectors or free selectors. The system was a relative failure because the blocks of land were often too small for successful farming or environmentally unsuitable. It was also not successful in controlling the building up of large estates by squatters. + prikaži više

ETYM AS. walu a mark of stripes or blows, probably originally, a rod; akin to Icel. völr, Goth. walus a rod, staff. Cf. Goal, Weal a wale.
(Homonym: wail, whale).
1. A ridge of texture in a fabric; SYN. welt, weal, wheal.
2. A ridge of thick planking along the side of a wooden ship; SYN. strake.
3. A raised mark on the skin (as produced by a blow); SYN. welt, weal, wheal. + prikaži više