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  1. winnow
    sift; winnow; pick over

winnow [the ~] noun

  1. the winnow
    – the act of separating grain from chaff 1
    the sifting; the winnow; the winnowing
    – the act of separating grain from chaff 1

winnow verb

  1. winnow
    – blow away or off with a current of air 1
    winnow
    – blow away or off with a current of air 1
  2. winnow
    – select desirable parts from a group or list 1
    winnow; cull out
    – select desirable parts from a group or list 1
    • winnow verb
      • winnow the finalists from the long list of applicants1
    • cull out verb
      • cull out the interesting letters from the poet's correspondence1
  3. winnow
    – separate the chaff from by using air currents 1
    to fan; winnow
    – separate the chaff from by using air currents 1
    • fan verb (fans, fanned, fanning)
    • winnow verb
      • She stood there winnowing chaff all day in the field1
  4. winnow
    – blow on 1
    winnow
    – blow on 1
    • winnow verb
      • The wind was winnowing her hair1
      • the wind winnowed the grass1

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Related Definitions for "winnow":

  1. the act of separating grain from chaff1
  2. blow away or off with a current of air1
    • winnow chaff1
  3. select desirable parts from a group or list1
    • winnow the finalists from the long list of applicants1
  4. separate the chaff from by using air currents1
    • She stood there winnowing chaff all day in the field1
  5. blow on1
    • The wind was winnowing her hair1
    • the wind winnowed the grass1

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