| winnow | | |
| n. (act) | 1. sifting, winnow, winnowing | the act of separating grain from chaff.; "the winnowing was done by women" |
| ~ separation | sorting one thing from others.; "the separation of wheat from chaff"; "the separation of mail by postal zones" |
| v. (contact) | 2. fan, winnow | separate the chaff from by using air currents.; "She stood there winnowing chaff all day in the field" |
| ~ sift, sieve, strain | separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements.; "sift the flour" |
| v. (motion) | 3. winnow | blow on.; "The wind was winnowing her hair"; "the wind winnowed the grass" |
| ~ fan | agitate the air. |
| v. (cognition) | 4. cull out, winnow | 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" |
| ~ choose, pick out, select, take | pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives.; "Take any one of these cards"; "Choose a good husband for your daughter"; "She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her" |
| v. (change) | 5. winnow | blow away or off with a current of air.; "winnow chaff" |
| ~ remove, take away, withdraw, take | remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract.; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment" |
| chaff | | |
| n. (substance) | 1. chaff, husk, shuck, stalk, straw, stubble | material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds. |
| ~ bran | broken husks of the seeds of cereal grains that are separated from the flour by sifting. |
| ~ plant material, plant substance | material derived from plants. |
| n. (artifact) | 2. chaff | foil in thin strips; ejected into the air as a radar countermeasure. |
| ~ foil | a piece of thin and flexible sheet metal.; "the photographic film was wrapped in foil" |
| v. (communication) | 3. banter, chaff, jolly, josh, kid | be silly or tease one another.; "After we relaxed, we just kidded around" |
| ~ bait, razz, tantalise, tantalize, taunt, twit, cod, tease, rag, rally, ride | harass with persistent criticism or carping.; "The children teased the new teacher"; "Don't ride me so hard over my failure"; "His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie" |
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