The superlative or most preferable part of something:
best, choice, cream, elite, flower, pick, prize1, top. Idioms: cream of the crop, flower of the flock, pick of the bunch (or crop). See betterPeople of the highest social level:
aristocracy, blue blood, elite, flower, gentility, gentry, nobility, patriciate, quality, society, upper class, who's who. (Informal) upper crust. See over
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