English verb: cull out | |||
1. | cull out (cognition) select desirable parts from a group or list | ||
Samples | Cull out the interesting letters from the poet's correspondence. Winnow the finalists from the long list of applicants. | ||
Synonyms | winnow | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | choose, pick out, select, take | ||