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winnowing |
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 -------------- Sense 2 winnow => fan -------------- Sense 3 winnow => separate -------------- Sense 4 winnow => process, treat -------------- Sense 5 winnow => remove, take take away withdraw -------------- Grep of noun winnowing winnowing Overview of noun winnowing The noun winnowing has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. winnow, winnowing, sifting -- (the act of separating grain from chaff; "the winnowing was done by women") 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 noun winnowing The noun winnowing has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. winnow, winnowing, sifting -- (the act of separating grain from chaff; "the winnowing was done by women") 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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