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(verb) remove by a current of air, as of chaff |
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Related Words: remove, take, take away |
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| 2. |
(verb) treat by exposure to a current of air so that waste matter is eliminated, as of grain |
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Related Words: process, treat |
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(noun) the act of winnowing |
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Synonyms: sifting, winnowing |
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Related Words: separation |
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(verb) separate wheat from chaff; "She stood there winnowing all day in the field" |
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Related Words: separate |
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| 5. |
(verb) separate from chaff; of grain |
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Synonyms: fan |
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Related Words: sieve, sift, strain |
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| 6. |
(verb) blow on; "The wind was winnowing her hair" |
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Related Words: fan |
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