Winnow Mnemonic
Explore definitions and mnemonics for winnow.
winnow
winnow
/ˈwɪnəʊ/
Examples
- Finally she winnows to separate out the chaffs.
- It helps vandal fighters and those of us who try to winnow the chaff out.
- It has been suggested that they were also used to winnow grain.
- You said you would winnow out some crops.
- But, if the consensus is to winnow them down, we winnow them down.
- Clearly the 'vote' will winnow out that option if it is not preferred.
- I think we need to winnow the list.
- It's the outside scientist's job to winnow back their advocacy.
- In Sierra Leone, these baskets are still used to winnow rice.
- I'm trying to winnow the geography category, but maybe got carried away.
the act of separating grain from chaff
noun
separate the chaff from by using air currents
verb
blow on
verb
select desirable parts from a group or list
verb
blow away or off with a current of air
verb
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"Win + Now. Separate the good players who win now from the rest."
"Wind + Snow. Using the wind to separate grain from chaff, like blowing snow away."
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