Winnow

**Prof. Dr. Sinsi** · 07-22-2012

winnow
noun1

the act of separating grain from chaff; "the winnowing was done by women"
verb1

separate the chaff from by using air currents; "She stood there winnowing chaff all day in the field"2

blow on; "The wind was winnowing her hair"; "the wind winnowed the grass"3

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"[syn: cull out]4

blow away or off with a current of air; "winnow chaff"

07-22-2012	#1
Prof. Dr. Sinsi	Winnow winnow noun1the act of separating grain from chaff; "the winnowing was done by women" verb1separate the chaff from by using air currents; "She stood there winnowing chaff all day in the field"2blow on; "The wind was winnowing her hair"; "the wind winnowed the grass"3select 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"[syn: cull out]4blow away or off with a current of air; "winnow chaff"