cull
/kʌl/verb
High School
1
To pick or take someone or something (from a larger group).
2
To gather, collect.
3
To select animals from a group and then kill them in order to reduce the numbers of the group in a controlled manner.
4
To kill (animals, etc).
5
To lay off in order to reduce the size of, get rid of.
6
To selectively not render or process certain objects, such as polygons.
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Sound Patterns & Rhymes
Alliteration
Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)
Assonance
Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing