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winnow

(wɪnoʊ)

Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense winnows, present participle winnowing, past tense, past participle winnowed

verb

If you winnow a group of things or people, you reduce its size by separating the ones that are useful or relevant from the ones that are not.

[literary]

Administration officials have winnowed the list of candidates to three. [VERB noun]

Synonyms: separate, fan, divide, sift More Synonyms of winnow

Phrasal verbs:

See winnow out

winnow in British English

(ˈwɪnəʊ)

verb

to separate (grain) from (chaff) by means of a wind or current of air

2. (transitive)

to examine in order to select the desirable elements

3. (transitive) archaic

to beat (the air) with wings

4. (transitive) rare

to blow upon; fan

noun

a device for winnowing

the act or process of winnowing

Derived forms

winnower (ˈwinnower)

noun

Word origin

Old English windwian; related to Old High German wintōn, Gothic diswinthjan, Latin ventilāre. See wind1

winnow in American English

(ˈwɪnoʊ)

verb transitive

to blow the chaff from (grain) by wind or a forced current of air

to blow off (chaff) in this manner

to blow away; scatter

to analyze or examine carefully in order to separate the various elements; sift

to separate out or eliminate (the poor or useless parts)

to sort out or extract (the good or useful parts)

5. Rare

to fan with or as with the wings

verb intransitive

to winnow grain

noun

the act of winnowing

an apparatus for winnowing

Derived forms

winnower (ˈwinnower)

noun

Word origin

ME winewen < OE windwian, to winnow < wind, wind2

Examples of 'winnow' in a sentence
winnow

My task is to winnow through what remains after the onslaught and pick up unconsidered trifles they might have missed.They became irrelevant as he narrowed in focus until his triangular face seemed to winnow to a point.

(verb) in the sense of separate

Definition

to separate (grain) from (chaff) by a current of air

a device which winnows wheat, separating the chaff from the seed

Synonyms

separate

Police moved in to separate the two groups.

fan

She fanned herself with a piece of cardboard.

divide

the artificial line that divided the city

sift

Sift the flour and baking powder into a medium-sized mixing bowl.

phrasal verb

See winnow something or someone out

Additional synonyms

in the sense of divide

Definition

to separate into parts

the artificial line that divided the city

Synonyms

separate,

part,

split,

cut (up),

sever,

partition,

shear,

segregate,

cleave,

subdivide,

bisect,

split off,

demarcate,

sunder

in the sense of fan

Definition

to create a draught of air in the direction of someone or something

She fanned herself with a piece of cardboard.

Synonyms

blow,

cool,

refresh,

air-condition,

ventilate,

air-cool,

winnow (rare)

in the sense of sift

Definition

to sieve (a powdery substance) in order to remove the coarser particles

Sift the flour and baking powder into a medium-sized mixing bowl.

Synonyms

sieve,

filter,

strain,

separate,

pan,

bolt,

part,

riddle

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单词	winnow
释义	Trends of winnow View usage for: winnow (wɪnoʊ) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense winnows, present participle winnowing, past tense, past participle winnowed verb If you winnow a group of things or people, you reduce its size by separating the ones that are useful or relevant from the ones that are not. [literary] Administration officials have winnowed the list of candidates to three. [VERB noun] Synonyms: separate, fan, divide, sift More Synonyms of winnow Phrasal verbs: See winnow out winnow in British English (ˈwɪnəʊ) verb 1. to separate (grain) from (chaff) by means of a wind or current of air 2. (transitive) to examine in order to select the desirable elements 3. (transitive) archaic to beat (the air) with wings 4. (transitive) rare to blow upon; fan noun 5. a. a device for winnowing b. the act or process of winnowing Derived forms winnower (ˈwinnower) noun Word origin Old English windwian; related to Old High German wintōn, Gothic diswinthjan, Latin ventilāre. See wind1 winnow in American English (ˈwɪnoʊ) verb transitive 1. a. to blow the chaff from (grain) by wind or a forced current of air b. to blow off (chaff) in this manner 2. to blow away; scatter 3. to analyze or examine carefully in order to separate the various elements; sift 4. a. to separate out or eliminate (the poor or useless parts) b. to sort out or extract (the good or useful parts) 5. Rare to fan with or as with the wings verb intransitive 6. to winnow grain noun 7. the act of winnowing 8. an apparatus for winnowing Derived forms winnower (ˈwinnower) noun Word origin ME winewen < OE windwian, to winnow < wind, wind2 Examples of 'winnow' in a sentence winnow My task is to winnow through what remains after the onslaught and pick up unconsidered trifles they might have missed. Butterworth, Michael THE FIVE MILLION DOLLAR PRINCE (2002) They became irrelevant as he narrowed in focus until his triangular face seemed to winnow to a point. Chuck Logan ABSOLUTE ZERO (2002) (verb) in the sense of separate Definition to separate (grain) from (chaff) by a current of air a device which winnows wheat, separating the chaff from the seed Synonyms separate Police moved in to separate the two groups. fan She fanned herself with a piece of cardboard. divide the artificial line that divided the city sift Sift the flour and baking powder into a medium-sized mixing bowl. phrasal verb See winnow something or someone out Additional synonyms in the sense of divide Definition to separate into parts the artificial line that divided the city Synonyms separate, part, split, cut (up), sever, partition, shear, segregate, cleave, subdivide, bisect, split off, demarcate, sunder in the sense of fan Definition to create a draught of air in the direction of someone or something She fanned herself with a piece of cardboard. Synonyms blow, cool, refresh, air-condition, ventilate, air-cool, winnow (rare) in the sense of sift Definition to sieve (a powdery substance) in order to remove the coarser particles Sift the flour and baking powder into a medium-sized mixing bowl. Synonyms sieve, filter, strain, separate, pan, bolt, part, riddle Nearby words of winnow winkle something out winner winning winnow winnow something or someone out winsome winter Related terms of winnow winnow something or someone out Synonyms of 'winnow' winnow Explore 'winnow' in the dictionary
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