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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source
cull    Audio Help   [kuhl] Pronunciation Key
–verb (used with object)
1.to choose; select; pick.
2.to gather the choice things or parts from.
3.to collect; gather; pluck.
–noun
4.act of culling.
5.something culled, esp. something picked out and put aside as inferior.
[Origin: 1300–50; ME coilen, cuilen, cullen < AF, OF cuillir < L colligere to gather; see collect1]

—Related forms
culler, noun

—Synonyms 2. glean, extract. 3. garner, winnow.
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Thesaurus Entries
  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus - Cite This Source
Main Entry:  choose
Part of Speech:  verb
Definition:  To make a choice from a number of alternatives.
Synonyms:  elect, opt, pick, select, single
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus - Cite This Source
Main Entry:  glean
Part of Speech:  verb
Definition:  To collect (something) bit by bit.
Synonyms:  extract, garner, gather, pick up
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.


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