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winnowing
win·now W0179900 (wĭn′ō)v. win·nowed, win·now·ing, win·nows v.tr.1. To separate the chaff from (grain) by means of a current of air.2. To blow (chaff) off or away.3. To examine closely in order to separate the good from the bad; sift: The judges winnowed a thousand essays down to six finalists.4. a. To separate or get rid of (an undesirable part); eliminate: winnowing out the errors in logic.b. To sort or select (a desirable part); extract: The investigators winnowed the facts from the testimony.5. To blow on; fan: a breeze winnowing the tall grass.v.intr.1. To separate grain from chaff.2. To separate the good from the bad.n.1. A device for winnowing grain.2. An act of winnowing.
[Middle English winnewen, alteration of windwen, from Old English windwian, from wind, wind; see wind1.]
win′now·er n.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  winnowing - the act of separating grain from chaff; "the winnowing was done by women"sifting, winnowseparation - sorting one thing from others; "the separation of wheat from chaff"; "the separation of mail by postal zones" |
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winnowing: see threshingthreshing
or thrashing,
separation of grain from the stalk on which it grows and from the chaff or pod that covers it. The first known method was by striking the reaped ears of grain with a flail.
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Synonyms for winnowingnoun the act of separating grain from chaffSynonymsRelated Words |