Winnow

What do we mean by winnow?

To separate the chaff from (grain) by means of a current of air. intransitive verb

To blow (chaff) off or away. intransitive verb

To examine closely in order to separate the good from the bad; sift. intransitive verb

To separate or get rid of (an undesirable part); eliminate. intransitive verb

To sort or select (a desirable part); extract. intransitive verb

To blow on; fan. intransitive verb

To separate grain from chaff. intransitive verb

To separate the good from the bad. intransitive verb

A device for winnowing grain. noun

An act of winnowing. noun

To fan; set in motion by means of wind; specifically, to expose (grain) to a current of air in order to separate and drive off chaff, refuse particles, etc.

To blow upon; toss about by blowing.

To separate, expel, or disperse by or as by fanning or blowing; sift or weed out; separate or distinguish, as one thing from another.

To set in motion or vibration; beat as with a fan or wings.

To wave to and fro; flutter; flap.

To pursue or accomplish with a waving or flapping motion, as of wings.

Figuratively, to subject to a process analogous to the winnowing of grain; separate into parts according to kind; sift; analyze or scrutinize carefully; examine; test.

To free grain or the like from chaff or refuse matter by means of wind.

To move about with a flapping motion, as of wings; flutter.

That which winnows or which is used in winnowing; a contrivance for fanning or winnowing grain.

Verb to remove people you are no longer friends with from your Facebook or other social media friends list. Urban Dictionary

A phrase Linda Nolan used during the controversial Loose Women interview with Kim Woodburn. Urban Dictionary

Words that are spelled similarly to winnow:
winnow, window, minnow, winrow, winnew, pinnow.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word winnow:
algorithm, cornwall, parish, learning, majority, formula, field, village, down.

Words that rhyme with winnow:
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Adjectives that are often used to describe winnow:
thin, great, new, perpetual, old, white.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective winnow:
cloth, npst.

Consonant match to winnow:
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