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Noun
Definition: the act of separating grain from chaff; "the winnowing was done by women"
Definition: That which winnows or which is used in winnowing; a contrivance for fanning or winnowing grain.
Verb
Definition: separate the chaff from grain by using air currents; "She stood there winnowing grain all day in the field"
Definition: blow on; "The wind was winnowing her hair"; "the wind winnowed the grass"
Definition: 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"
Definition: 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"
Definition: To subject (granular material, especially food grain) to a current of air separating heavier and lighter components, as grain from chaff.