winnow
English Thesaurus
1. the act of separating grain from chaff (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | separation, |
| definition | : | sorting one thing from others (noun.act) |
2. blow away or off with a current of air (verb.change)
| hypernym | : | remove, take, take away, withdraw, |
| definition | : | remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract (verb.change) |
3. select desirable parts from a group or list (verb.cognition)
| hypernym | : | choose, pick out, select, take, |
| definition | : | pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives (verb.cognition) |
4. separate the chaff from by using air currents (verb.contact)
| hypernym | : | sieve, sift, strain, |
| definition | : | separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements (verb.contact) |
5. blow on (verb.motion)
| hypernym | : | fan, |
| definition | : | agitate the air (verb.motion) |
6. the act of separating grain from chaff (noun.act)
| derivation | : | sieve, sift, strain, |
| definition | : | separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | fan, winnow, |
| definition | : | separate the chaff from by using air currents (verb.contact) |
7. separate the chaff from by using air currents (verb.contact)
8. the act of separating grain from chaff (noun.act)
| derivation | : | sieve, sift, strain, |
| definition | : | separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | fan, winnow, |
| definition | : | separate the chaff from by using air currents (verb.contact) |
9. separate the chaff from by using air currents (verb.contact)
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