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Nouns (3)

winnow, winnowing, sifting

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

Verbs (8)

winnow

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

winnow

v. blow away or off with a current of air; "winnow chaff"

winnow

v. blow away or off with a current of air; "winnow chaff"

winnow

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

winnow, fan

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

cull out, winnow

v. 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"

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Fuzzynyms (3)

pick, pluck, cull

v. look for and gather; "pick mushrooms"; "pick flowers"

Synonyms (3)

pick, pluck, cull

v. look for and gather; "pick mushrooms"; "pick flowers"

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