Cull
[kʌl]
Definition
(noun.) the person or thing that is rejected or set aside as inferior in quality.
(verb.) remove something that has been rejected; 'cull the sick members of the herd'.
Editor: Ricky--From WordNet
Definition
(v. t.) To separate, select, or pick out; to choose and gather or collect; as, to cull flowers.
(n.) A cully; a dupe; a gull. See Cully.
Typist: Merritt
Synonyms and Synonymous
v. a. Select, elect, choose, pick, single out, fix upon, pitch upon, pick out.
Inputed by Adeline
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Bunch, gather, pick, collect
ANT:Scatter, drop, throw, disseminate
Checked by Juliana
Definition
v.t. to select pick out.—ns. Cull′er; Cull′ing.
Editor: Peter
Examples
- From various authorities I have culled information concerning Tiberias. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- I sent men out and culled two quarts of bugs, and tried every chemical I had to destroy them. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- These single flowers--the last of their race--Shirley culled as she wandered thoughtfully amongst the beds. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Oranges are usually divided in grades into four classes called, in the order of their quality, Extra Choice, Choice, Standards and Culls. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
Typist: Nathaniel