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- pronunciation:
- kuhl
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, noun, adjective
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun)
part of speech: |
transitive verb |
inflections: |
culls, culling, culled |
definition 1: |
to sort out or select from a large collection or quantity.
The air force culled the most capable pilots for the special mission.She culled pertinent quotations from all four of the author's novels for her paper.- synonyms:
- pick, select, sort out, winnow
- similar words:
- choose, pick out, sift, single
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definition 2: |
to reduce the size of (a group of animals) by killing.
They culled the deer population by allowing more hunting that year. |
definition 3: |
to slaughter (an animal) because of weakness, disease, or inferiority in comparison with others of a group.
The farmer culled all the chickens that were infected with the disease. |
related words: |
extract, glean, pick, screen, separate |
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part of speech: |
noun |
definition: |
an item picked out from among others, esp. one discarded as undesirable.
- similar words:
- chaff, discard, irregular, second
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part of speech: |
adjective |
definition: |
of inferior quality.
cull woodcull meat- synonyms:
- bad, inferior, low-grade, poor, third-rate
- similar words:
- cheesy, irregular, lousy, undesirable
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