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- pronunciation:
- wI
no
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb)
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
winnows, winnowing, winnowed |
| definition 1: |
to separate (grain) from chaff and impurities by tossing it into the air.
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| definition 2: |
to blow, blow away, or scatter (chaff).
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| definition 3: |
to blow or sweep air on; fan.
- similar words:
- fan
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| definition 4: |
to sift through, or separate out the desired or worthwhile from the undesired or worthless part of, as by critical analysis.
The committee winnowed the submitted suggestions, trying to find ones that had merit.- similar words:
- cull, sift
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| related words: |
air, blow, mine, screen, separate |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to separate grain from chaff.
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| definition 2: |
to separate the desirable or worthwhile from the undesirable or worthless.
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
that which winnows, esp. a device for separating grain from chaff.
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| definition 2: |
the act of winnowing.
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| derivation: |
winnower (n.) |
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