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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) |
winnow
n 1: the act of separating grain from chaff; "the winnowing was
done by women" [syn: winnow, winnowing, sifting]
v 1: separate the chaff from by using air currents; "She stood
there winnowing chaff all day in the field" [syn: winnow,
fan]
2: blow on; "The wind was winnowing her hair"; "the wind
winnowed the grass"
3: 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" [syn: cull
out, winnow]
4: blow away or off with a current of air; "winnow chaff"
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2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Winnow \Win"now\ (w[i^]n"n[-o]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Winnowed
(w[i^]n"n[-o]d); p. pr. & vb. n. Winnowing.] [OE. windewen,
winewen, AS. windwian; akin to Goth. winpjan (in comp.),
winpi-skauro a fan, L. ventilare to fan, to winnow; cf. L.
wannus a fan for winnowing, G. wanne, OHG. wanna. [root]131.
See Wind moving air, and cf. Fan., n., Ventilate.]
[1913 Webster]
1. To separate, and drive off, the chaff from by means of
wind; to fan; as, to winnow grain.
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Ho winnoweth barley to-night in the threshing floor.
--Ruth. iii.
2.
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2. To sift, as for the purpose of separating falsehood from
truth; to separate, as bad from good.
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Winnow well this thought, and you shall find
This light as chaff that flies before the wind.
--Dryden.
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3. To beat with wings, or as with wings.[Poetic]
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Now on the polar winds; then with quick fan
Winnows the buxom air. --Milton.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Winnow \Win"now\, v. i.
To separate chaff from grain.
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Winnow not with every wind. --Ecclus. v.
9.
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4. Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary |
Winnow
Corn was winnowed, (1.) By being thrown up by a shovel against
the wind. As a rule this was done in the evening or during the
night, when the west wind from the sea was blowing, which was a
moderate breeze and fitted for the purpose. The north wind was
too strong, and the east wind came in gusts. (2.) By the use of
a fan or van, by which the chaff was blown away (Ruth 3:2; Isa.
30:24; Jer. 4:11, 12; Matt. 3:12).
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Thesaurus Results for winnow:
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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 |
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Common Misspellings > |
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