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winnowed


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  winnow 
 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  winnow 
 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  winnow 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  winnow 
 
  5  senses  of  winnow 
 
  Sense  1 
  winnow,  fan 
  =>  sift,  sieve,  strain 
 
  Sense  2 
  winnow 
  =>  fan 
 
  Sense  3 
  winnow 
  =>  separate 
 
  Sense  4 
  winnow 
  =>  process,  treat 
 
  Sense  5 
  winnow 
  =>  remove,  take  take  away  withdraw 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  winnow 
 
  winnow  used  as  a  verb  is  common  (polysemy  count  =  5) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  winnow 
 
  Sense  1 
  winnow,  fan 
  =>  sift,  sieve,  strain 
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  Sense  2 
  winnow 
  =>  fan 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  winnow 
  =>  separate 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  4 
  winnow 
  =>  process,  treat 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  5 
  winnow 
  =>  remove,  take  take  away  withdraw 
  -------------- 
 
  Overview  of  verb  winnow 
 
  The  verb  winnow  has  5  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  winnow,  fan  --  (separate  from  chaff;  of  grain) 
  2.  winnow  --  (blow  on  "The  wind  was  winnowing  her  hair") 
  3.  winnow  --  (separate  wheat  from  chaff;  "She  stood  there  winnowing  all  day  in  the  field") 
  4.  winnow  --  (treat  by  exposure  to  a  current  of  air  so  that  waste  matter  is  eliminated,  as  of  grain) 
  5.  winnow  --  (remove  by  a  current  of  air,  as  of  chaff) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  winnow 
 
  The  verb  winnow  has  5  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  winnow,  fan  --  (separate  from  chaff;  of  grain) 
  2.  winnow  --  (blow  on  "The  wind  was  winnowing  her  hair") 
  3.  winnow  --  (separate  wheat  from  chaff;  "She  stood  there  winnowing  all  day  in  the  field") 
  4.  winnow  --  (treat  by  exposure  to  a  current  of  air  so  that  waste  matter  is  eliminated,  as  of  grain) 
  5.  winnow  --  (remove  by  a  current  of  air,  as  of  chaff) 



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