winnow

winnow antonyms

reject compare winnow and reject
refuse compare winnow and refuse
stain compare winnow and stain
soil compare winnow and soil
desegregate compare winnow and desegregate
defile compare winnow and defile
neglect compare winnow and neglect
disorder compare winnow and disorder
foul compare winnow and foul
join compare winnow and join
put in compare winnow and put in
disorganize compare winnow and disorganize
dirty compare winnow and dirty
combine compare winnow and combine
unite compare winnow and unite
adulterate compare winnow and adulterate
mix compare winnow and mix
collect compare winnow and collect
ignore compare winnow and ignore

winnow definitions

verb

  • To blow upon or toss about by blowing; to set in motion as with a fan or wings. 

  • To separate, sift, analyse, or test by separating items having different values. 

  • To subject (granular material, especially food grain) to a current of air separating heavier and lighter components, as grain from chaff. 

noun

  • That which winnows or which is used in winnowing; a contrivance for fanning or winnowing grain. 

  • The act of winnowing