winnow
— Noun
– English
~ the act of separating grain from chaff; "the winnowing was done by women"
winnow out
— Verb
– English
~ dismiss from consideration or a contest; "John was ruled out as a possible suspect because he had a strong alibi"; "This possibility can be eliminated from our consideration"
winnow
— Verb
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~ 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"
winnow
— Verb
– English
~ separate the chaff from grain by using air currents; "She stood there winnowing grain all day in the field"
winnow
— Verb
– English
~ 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"
winnow
— Verb
– English
~ blow on; "The wind was winnowing her hair"; "the wind winnowed the grass"