WINNOW
\wˈɪnə͡ʊ], \wˈɪnəʊ], \w_ˈɪ_n_əʊ]\
Definitions of WINNOW
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
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the act of separating grain from chaff; "the winnowing was done by women"
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blow on; "The wind was winnowing her hair"
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remove by a current of air; "winnow chaff"
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treat by exposure to a current of air so that waste matter is eliminated; "winnow grain"
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separate from chaff; "She stood there winnowing grain all day in the field"
By Princeton University
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the act of separating grain from chaff; "the winnowing was done by women"
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blow on; "The wind was winnowing her hair"
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remove by a current of air, as of chaff
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treat by exposure to a current of air so that waste matter is eliminated, as of grain
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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To separate chaff from grain.
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Winnower.
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To separate the chaff from the grain by wind: to fan: to examine.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
