culled
/kĘŚld/
Meanings
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Verb
To select or remove (animals or crops) from a larger group, especially in order to improve quality or yield.
- "Farmers often cull their herds to maintain quality and prevent disease."
- "The winemaker carefully culled the best grapes for the vintage."
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Verb
To remove unwanted or unnecessary elements from a larger group, especially in order to improve quality or efficiency.
- "The editor culled several weak articles from the magazine."
- "The team manager culled underperforming players from the squad."
Rhymes
Words rhyming with culleddueled , ruled , schooled , moolah , fooled
Variants
List of all variants of culled that leads to same resultculled , cull , culler , cullers , culling , culls
Etymology
origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.Old English colian, from col meaning 'to separate, collect'.
Trivia
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The term 'culled' comes from the Old English word 'colian', which means 'to separate'.
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Culling is an important practice in agriculture and animal husbandry to maintain herd health and improve productivity.
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The term 'culled' has been used metaphorically in literature to describe the process of selecting the best from a larger group.
Related Concepts
informations on related concepts or terms closely associated with the word. Discuss semantic fields or domains that the word belongs to-
Selective breeding: A process of breeding animals or plants with desirable traits to produce offspring with those traits.
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Quality control: A process of ensuring that a product or service meets certain standards or requirements.
Culture
Any cultural, historical, or symbolic significance of the word. Explore how the word has been used in literature, art, music, or other forms of expression.Culling has been a practice used in agriculture and animal husbandry for centuries to maintain herd health and improve productivity. In literature, culled has been used metaphorically to describe the process of selecting the best from a larger group.
How to Memorize "culled"
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visualize
- Imagine selecting the best apples from a tree or the most productive cows from a herd.
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associate
- Associate the word 'culled' with the idea of selecting the best or most productive.
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mnemonics
- Remember the 'C' in 'culled' stands for 'collect' or 'choose'.
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