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winnow

 
Noun winnow has 1 sense
  1. winnow, winnowing, sifting - the act of separating grain from chaff; "the winnowing was done by women"
    --1 is a kind of separation
    Derived form: verb winnow1
Verb winnow has 4 senses
  1. winnow, fan - separate from chaff; "She stood there winnowing grain all day in the field"
    --1 is one way to sift, sieve, strain
    Derived forms: noun winnow1, noun winnowing1
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s
    Somebody ----s something
  2. winnow - blow on; "The wind was winnowing her hair"
    --2 is one way to
    fan
    Sample sentence:
    Something ----s something
  3. winnow - treat by exposure to a current of air so that waste matter is eliminated; "winnow grain"
    --3 is one way to
    process, treat
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  4. winnow - remove by a current of air; "winnow chaff"
    --4 is one way to
    remove, take, take away, withdraw
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
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