winnow – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
מילים נרדפות: separation,
sieve,
strain,
sift,
fan,
select,
pick out,
choose,
take,
take away,
remove,
withdraw
winnow
v.
separate the grain from the chaff; separate the good from the bad; blow through; scatter; blow over; reduce, narrow; sift through, select the desirable parts
n.
act of winnowing; device for winnowing grain
Winnowing
Wind winnowing is an
agricultural method developed by ancient cultures for separating
grain from
chaff. It is also used to remove
weevils or other pests from stored grain.
Threshing, the loosening of grain or seeds from the husks and straw, is the step in the chaff-removal process that comes before winnowing.
winnow
Noun
1. the act of separating grain from chaff; "the winnowing was done by women"
(synonym) winnowing, sifting
(hypernym) separation
(derivation) fan
Verb
1. separate from chaff; "She stood there winnowing grain all day in the field"
(synonym) fan
(hypernym) sift, sieve, strain
(derivation) winnowing, sifting
2. blow on; "The wind was winnowing her hair"
(hypernym) fan
3. treat by exposure to a current of air so that waste matter is eliminated; "winnow grain"
(hypernym) process, treat
4. remove by a current of air; "winnow chaff"
(hypernym) remove, take, take away, withdraw
Winnow
(v. i.)
To separate chaff from grain.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
About
Winnow
Corn was winnowed, (1.) By being thrown up by a shovel against the wind. As a rule this was done in the evening or during the night, when the west wind from the sea was blowing, which was a moderate breeze and fitted for the purpose. The north wind was too strong, and the east wind came in gusts. (2.) By the use of a fan or van, by which the chaff was blown away (Ruth 3:2; Isa. 30:24; Jer. 4:11, 12; Matt. 3:12).
