Definition of winnow | What does winnow mean?
What is the definition of the word WINNOW?
Here is a list of definitions for winnow.
- the act of separating grain from chaff; "the winnowing was done by women"
What are the verbs of the word WINNOW?
Here is a list of definitions for winnow.
- separate the chaff from grain by using air currents; "She stood there winnowing grain all day in the field"
- blow on; "The wind was winnowing her hair"; "the wind winnowed the grass"
- select desirable parts from a group or list; "cull out the interesting letters from the poet's correspondence"; "winnow the finalists from the long list of applicants"
- blow away or off with a current of air; "winnow chaff"; "The speaker ceased to be an amusing little gnat to be fanned away and was kicked off the forum"
What are the synonyms of the word WINNOW?
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Words beginning with WINNOW?
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In which dictionaries does the word winnow exist?
English International (SOWPODS) - Yes
English USA (TWL 98) - Yes
English USA (TWL 06) - Yes
Collins Scrabble Words (CSW2012) - Yes
Collins Scrabble Words (CSW2007) - Yes
Words with Friends (WWF) - Yes
Enable1 (ENABLE1) - Yes
Letterpress (LETTERPRESS) - Yes