- 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
- winnow, fan - separate from chaff; "She stood there winnowing grain all day in the field"
--1 is one way to sift, sieve, strain
Sample sentences:Derived forms: noun winnow1, noun winnowing1
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
- winnow - blow on; "The wind was winnowing her hair"
--2 is one way to fan
Sample sentence:
Something ----s something
- 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
- winnow - remove by a current of air; "winnow chaff"
--4 is one way to remove, take, take away, withdraw
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- winnow - treat by exposure to a current of air so that waste matter is eliminated; "winnow grain"