culls

Meaning of culls

verb, 3rd person present
  1. reduce the population of (a wild animal) by selective slaughter.
    he sees culling deer as a necessity
  2. select from a large quantity; obtain from a variety of sources.
    anecdotes culled from Greek and Roman history
plural noun
  1. a selective slaughter of animals.
    fishermen are to campaign for a seal cull

Middle English: from Old French coillier, based on Latin colligere (see collect1).

Information about culls

  • The singular form of culls is: cull.
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Hyphenation of culls

culls

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 5 chars.
  • culls is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

culls synonyms

Meaning kill (animals) for food:

slaughter

Meaning cause the death of (a person, animal, or other living thing):

kill

Meaning end the existence of (something) by damaging or attacking it:

destroy

Meaning carefully choose as being the best or most suitable:

select

Meaning pick out (someone or something) as being the best or most appropriate of two or more alternatives:

choose

Meaning detach and remove (a flower, fruit, or vegetable) from where it is growing:

pick

Meaning lay hold of (something) with one's hands; reach for and hold:

take

Meaning get, acquire, or secure (something):

obtain

Meaning come to have (something); receive:

get

Meaning obtain (information) from various sources, often with difficulty:

glean

Anagrams of culls

scull

Words that rhyme with culls

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