Dictionary Entry
winnow
winnow is a 6-letter English word with 6 senses as intransitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To separate chaff from grain. Face value is 12 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
6 letters · Scrabble 12 · Words With Friends 14 · 6 senses
Definitions
- 1intransitive verb
To separate chaff from grain.
- 2noun
the act of separating grain from chaff
"the winnowing was done by women"
- 3verb
blow away or off with a current of air
"winnow chaff"
- 4verb
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"
- 5verb
separate the chaff from by using air currents
"She stood there winnowing chaff all day in the field"
Synonyms
- 6verb
blow on
"The wind was winnowing her hair"
"the wind winnowed the grass"
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