winnow

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Synonyms: window, minnow, winrow, winnew, pinnow

Antonyms: window, minnow, winrow, winnew, pinnow

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Verb

1. {{senseid|en|sift (grain etc) to remove chaff etc, literally}} {{lb|en|transitive|agriculture|literal}} To [[subject#Verb|subject]] ([[granular]] [[material#Noun|material]], especially [[food]] [[grain#Noun|grain]]) to a [[current#Noun|current]] of [[air#Noun|air]] [[separate#Verb|separating]] [[heavy#Adjective|heavier]] and [[light#Adjective|lighter]] [[component#Noun|components]], as grain from [[chaff#Noun|chaff]].
2. {{senseid|en|separate, sift, or analyze (anything)}} {{lb|en|transitive|figuratively}} To [[separate]], [[sift]], [[analyse]]{{,}} or [[test]] by separating items having different values.
3. {{senseid|en|subject (anything) to blowing or windiness}} {{lb|en|transitive|literary}} To [[blow]] upon or [[toss]] about by blowing; to set in motion as with a [[fan]] or [[wing]]s.
4. {{lb|en|intransitive|literary|dated}} To move about with a [[flap]]ping motion, as of [[wing]]s; to [[flutter]].

Noun

1. That which winnows or which is used in winnowing; a [[contrivance]] for fanning or winnowing grain.
2. The act of winnowing

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