All cull synonyms
cull
C c verb cull
- glean β to gather slowly and laboriously, bit by bit.
- winnow β to free (grain) from the lighter particles of chaff, dirt, etc., especially by throwing it into the air and allowing the wind or a forced current of air to blow away impurities.
- pluck β to pull off or out from the place of growth, as fruit, flowers, feathers, etc.: to pluck feathers from a chicken.
- sift β to separate and retain the coarse parts of (flour, ashes, etc.) with a sieve.
- select β to choose in preference to another or others; pick out.
- amass β If you amass something such as money or information, you gradually get a lot of it.
- collect β If you collect a number of things, you bring them together from several places or from several people.
- round up β having a flat, circular surface, as a disk.
- discriminate β to make a distinction in favor of or against a person or thing on the basis of the group, class, or category to which the person or thing belongs rather than according to actual merit; show partiality: The new law discriminates against foreigners. He discriminates in favor of his relatives.
- prefer β to set or hold before or above other persons or things in estimation; like better; choose rather than: to prefer beef to chicken.
- choose β If you choose someone or something from several people or things that are available, you decide which person or thing you want to have.
- mark β Marcus Alonzo ("Mark") 1837β1904, U.S. merchant and politician: senator 1897β1904.
- take β to get into one's hold or possession by voluntary action: to take a cigarette out of a box; to take a pen and begin to write.
- thin β having relatively little extent from one surface or side to the opposite; not thick: thin ice.
- accumulate β When you accumulate things or when they accumulate, they collect or are gathered over a period of time.
- garner β to gather or deposit in or as if in a granary or other storage place.
- single out β only one in number; one only; unique; sole: a single example.
- pick up β to choose or select from among a group: to pick a contestant from the audience.
- discard β to cast aside or dispose of; get rid of: to discard an old hat.
- reject β to refuse to have, take, recognize, etc.: to reject the offer of a better job.
- remove β to move from a place or position; take away or off: to remove the napkins from the table.
- scrap β a fight or quarrel: She got into a scrap with her in-laws.
- get rid of β to clear, disencumber, or free of something objectionable (usually followed by of): I want to rid the house of mice. In my opinion, you'd be wise to rid yourself of the smoking habit.
- cast off β If you cast off something, you get rid of it because it is no longer necessary or useful to you, or because it is harmful to you.
- pick β to cast (a shuttle).
- gather β to bring together into one group, collection, or place: to gather firewood; to gather the troops.
- harvest β Also, harvesting. the gathering of crops.