Unscramble winnow

Definition of winnow

noun:

• the act of separating grain from chaff; "the winnowing was done by women". Synonyms: sifting, winnowing.

verb:

• separate the chaff from by using air currents; "She stood there winnowing chaff all day in the field". Synonyms: fan.
• blow on; "The wind was winnowing her hair", "the wind winnowed the grass".
• 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". Synonyms: cull out.
• blow away or off with a current of air; "winnow chaff".

Words nearby

minnow, window.

Rhymes with

adagio, aficionado, afterglow, akimbo, albino, allegro, aloe, amigo, ammo, arapaho, arapahoe, archipelago, archipelago, audio, backhoe, banjo, barstow, bongo, bordello, borneo.