noun Download 🔗Share A selection. Examples : "This small cull of apples from the tree represents the best fruit. " group list thing Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An organised killing of selected animals. Examples : "The farmer's cull of diseased sheep was a necessary step to prevent the spread of the illness. " animal environment agriculture biology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (farming) An individual animal selected to be killed, or item of produce to be discarded. Examples : "After the apple harvest, the farmer sorted through the produce and tossed each cull into a separate bin. " agriculture animal Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (seafood industry) A lobster having only one claw. Examples : "The fisherman sorted his catch, setting aside each cull for sale at a lower price. " fish animal food biology industry nautical Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A piece unfit for inclusion within a larger group; an inferior specimen. Examples : "The misshapen apple was a cull from the bushel, deemed too bruised to sell. " group quality item Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To pick or take someone or something (from a larger group). Examples : "The farmer had to cull the sick chickens from the flock to prevent the disease from spreading. " group organization agriculture animal biology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To gather, collect. Examples : "After reading many articles online, she tried to cull the most important facts for her research paper. " action process Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To select animals from a group and then kill them in order to reduce the numbers of the group in a controlled manner. Examples : "The farmer culled some of the weaker sheep to improve the herd's overall health. " animal agriculture biology environment ecology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To kill (animals etc). Examples : "The farmer had to cull some of the sheep because the land couldn't support so many animals. " animal agriculture nature Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To lay off in order to reduce the size of, get rid of. Examples : "The company had to cull its workforce to save money. " business economy job organization Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A fool, gullible person; a dupe. Examples : "The new student was a complete cull, easily convinced by everyone's gossip. " person character Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading