cull

English Thesaurus

1. the person or thing that is rejected or set aside as inferior in quality (noun.cognition)

hypernym	:	deciding, decision making,
definition	:	the cognitive process of reaching a decision (noun.cognition)

2. look for and gather (verb.contact)

hypernym	:	collect, garner, gather, pull together,
definition	:	assemble or get together (verb.contact)

hyponym	:	mushroom,
definition	:	pick or gather mushrooms (verb.contact)

hyponym	:	berry,
definition	:	pick or gather berries (verb.contact)

3. remove something that has been rejected (verb.possession)

hypernym	:	get rid of, remove,
definition	:	dispose of (verb.possession)

4. the person or thing that is rejected or set aside as inferior in quality (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	disdain, freeze off, pooh-pooh, reject, scorn, spurn, turn down,
definition	:	reject with contempt (verb.communication)

derivation	:	cull,
definition	:	remove something that has been rejected (verb.possession)

derivation	:	refuse, reject, turn away, turn down,
definition	:	refuse entrance or membership (verb.social)

5. look for and gather (verb.contact)

also	:	discover, find out, get a line, get wind, get word, hear, learn, pick up, see,
definition	:	get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally (verb.cognition)

also	:	cull out, winnow,
definition	:	select desirable parts from a group or list (verb.cognition)

also	:	pick over, sieve out,
definition	:	separate or remove (verb.cognition)

also	:	pick off, pluck, pull off, tweak,
definition	:	pull or pull out sharply (verb.contact)

also	:	pick up,
definition	:	give a passenger or a hitchhiker a lift (verb.motion)

also	:	pick up, receive,
definition	:	register (perceptual input) (verb.perception)

also	:	catch, pick up,
definition	:	perceive with the senses quickly, suddenly, or momentarily (verb.perception)

derivation	:	picking,
definition	:	the act of picking (crops or fruit or hops etc.) (noun.act)

derivation	:	picker,
definition	:	someone who gathers crops or fruits etc. (noun.person)

derivation	:	pick, picking,
definition	:	the quantity of a crop that is harvested (noun.quantity)

6. remove something that has been rejected (verb.possession)

derivation	:	cull, reject,
definition	:	the person or thing that is rejected or set aside as inferior in quality (noun.cognition)

7. the person or thing that is rejected or set aside as inferior in quality (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	disdain, freeze off, pooh-pooh, reject, scorn, spurn, turn down,
definition	:	reject with contempt (verb.communication)

derivation	:	cull,
definition	:	remove something that has been rejected (verb.possession)

derivation	:	refuse, reject, turn away, turn down,
definition	:	refuse entrance or membership (verb.social)

8. look for and gather (verb.contact)

also	:	discover, find out, get a line, get wind, get word, hear, learn, pick up, see,
definition	:	get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally (verb.cognition)

also	:	cull out, winnow,
definition	:	select desirable parts from a group or list (verb.cognition)

also	:	pick over, sieve out,
definition	:	separate or remove (verb.cognition)

also	:	pick off, pluck, pull off, tweak,
definition	:	pull or pull out sharply (verb.contact)

also	:	pick up,
definition	:	give a passenger or a hitchhiker a lift (verb.motion)

also	:	pick up, receive,
definition	:	register (perceptual input) (verb.perception)

also	:	catch, pick up,
definition	:	perceive with the senses quickly, suddenly, or momentarily (verb.perception)

derivation	:	picking,
definition	:	the act of picking (crops or fruit or hops etc.) (noun.act)

derivation	:	picker,
definition	:	someone who gathers crops or fruits etc. (noun.person)

derivation	:	pick, picking,
definition	:	the quantity of a crop that is harvested (noun.quantity)

9. remove something that has been rejected (verb.possession)

derivation	:	cull, reject,
definition	:	the person or thing that is rejected or set aside as inferior in quality (noun.cognition)