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Winnow
ˈwɪnəʊ
Winnow definitions
verb
winnow
winnowed
winnowing
winnows
- blow a current of air through (grain) in order to remove the chaff
"a combine cuts, threshes, and winnows the grain in one operation"
- remove (chaff) from grain
"women winnow the chaff from piles of unhusked rice"
- remove (people or things) from a group until only the best ones are left
"guidelines that would help winnow out those not fit to be soldiers"
- find or identify (a valuable or useful part of something)
"amidst this welter of confusing signals, it's difficult to winnow out the truth"
- (of the wind) blow
"the autumn wind winnowing its way through the grass"
- (of a bird) fan (the air) with its wings
"the emperors of the sky winnowing the air"