winnow

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  • 21. februar 2014 fra wordnet.princeton.edu

    winnow navneord engelsk

    the act of separating grain from chaff; "the winnowing was done by women"

  • 22. marts 2016 fra wordnet.princeton.edu

    winnow udsagnsord engelsk

    separate the chaff from grain by using air currents; "She stood there winnowing grain all day in the field"

  • 22. marts 2016 fra wordnet.princeton.edu

    winnow udsagnsord engelsk

    blow on; "The wind was winnowing her hair"; "the wind winnowed the grass"

  • 22. marts 2016 fra wordnet.princeton.edu

    winnow udsagnsord engelsk

    select desirable parts from a group or list; "cull out the interesting letters from the poet's correspondence"; "winnow the finalists from the long list of applicants"

  • 22. marts 2016 fra wordnet.princeton.edu

    winnow udsagnsord engelsk

    blow away or off with a current of air; "winnow chaff"; "The speaker ceased to be an amusing little gnat to be fanned away and was kicked off the forum"