- winnow win·now vt
- ['wɪnəʊ]
(grain) vagliare, mondare
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win|now — «WIHN oh», verb, noun. –v.t. 1. to blow off the chaff from (grain); drive or blow away (chaff): »Farmers winnow rice to separate the rice hulls from the kernels (Nelson E. Jodon). 2. Figurative. to sort out; separate; sift: »to winnow the facts… … Useful english dictionary
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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Winnow — Win now, v. i. To separate chaff from grain. [1913 Webster] Winnow not with every wind. Ecclus. v. 9. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
winnow — win•now [[t]ˈwɪn oʊ[/t]] v. t. 1) ahb. to free (grain) of chaff by fanning with wind or a forced current of air 2) to drive or blow (chaff, dirt, etc.) away by fanning 3) to blow upon; fan 4) to subject to some process of separating or… … From formal English to slang
winnow — win|now [ˈwınəu US nou] v also winnow down [: Old English; Origin: windwian] [T] to make a list, group, or quantity smaller by getting rid of the things that you do not need or want = ↑whittle down ▪ We need to winnow the list of candidates to… … Dictionary of contemporary English
winnow — [win′ō] vt. [ME winewen < OE windwian, to winnow < wind, WIND2] 1. a) to blow the chaff from (grain) by wind or a forced current of air b) to blow off (chaff) in this manner 2. to blow away; scatter 3. to anal … English World dictionary
winnow — win|now [ wınou ] verb transitive to remove the outer cover from grain ,winnow down phrasal verb transitive to reduce the size of a group of people or things so that you only keep the best or most useful ones ,winnow out phrasal verb transitive… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
winnow — win·now … English syllables
win — I. /wɪn / (say win) verb (won, winning) –verb (i) 1. Also, win out. to succeed by striving or effort. 2. to gain the victory. 3. to be placed first in a race or the like. 4. to get (out, through, to, etc …
Winnowed — 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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Winnowing — 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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
