Wordnet 3.0
VERB (1)
1. 
 select desirable parts from a group or list; 
- Example: "cull out the interesting letters from the poet's correspondence"- Example: "winnow the finalists from the long list of applicants"[syn: cull out, winnow]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
cull out
    v 1: select desirable parts from a group or list; "cull out the
         interesting letters from the poet's correspondence";
         "winnow the finalists from the long list of applicants"
         [syn: cull out, winnow]