cull | (noun) the person or thing that is rejected or set aside as inferior in quality | Synonyms: reject |
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(verb) look for and gather | Synonyms: pick, pluck |
(verb) remove something that has been rejected | - |
cullender | (noun) bowl-shaped strainer; used to wash or drain foods | Synonyms: colander |
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cullis | (noun) a gutter in a roof | - |
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lucullan | (adjective) characterized by extravagance and profusion | Synonyms: lavish, plush, plushy |
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portcullis | (noun) gate consisting of an iron or wooden grating that hangs in the entry to a castle or fortified town; can be lowered to prevent passage | - |
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scull | (noun) a racing shell that is propelled by sculls | - |
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(noun) each of a pair of short oars that are used by a single oarsman | - |
(noun) a long oar that is mounted at the stern of a boat and moved left and right to propel the boat forward | - |
(verb) propel with sculls | - |
sculler | (noun) someone who sculls (moves a long oar pivoted on the back of the boat to propel the boat forward) | - |
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scullery | (noun) a small room (in large old British houses) next to the kitchen; where kitchen utensils are cleaned and kept and other rough household jobs are done | - |
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sculling | (noun) rowing by a single oarsman in a racing shell | - |
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scullion | (noun) a kitchen servant employed to do menial tasks (especially washing) | - |
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