winnow

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English - Turkish
atkı
savurmak
(Tarım) tahıl savurmak
{f} savur
{i} savurma
harman savurma
harman savurmak
yaba
winnowing machine harman savurma makinası
{f} out (istenmeyeni) ayıklamak, elemek, çıkarmak
{i} yabalama
inceleyip ayıklamak
rüzgâr ile dağıtmak
{f} yabalamak
{f} ayırmak
{f} (samandan ayırmak için) (tahıl tanelerini) havaya savurmak; harman savurmak
yaba/ayıklama
{f} rüzgâra savurarak ayırmak (ekin ve saman)
harman savurma küreği
uçmak
kanatlarını çırpmak
{f} ayıklamak
ayıkla
yabak

Related Terms

winnow out
çıkarmak
winnowing
savurarak
winnowing
{f} savur
winnowing
savurma
to winnow
harman savurmak
to winnow
yabalamak
winnowing
savurma
English - English
To separate, sift, analyze, or test in this manner

They winnowed the losers from the winners.

To blow upon or toss about by blowing; to set in motion as with a fan or wings
To move about with a flapping motion, as of wings; to flutter
To subject (granular material, especially food grain) to a current of air separating heavier and lighter components, as grain from chaff
That which winnows or which is used in winnowing; a contrivance for fanning or winnowing grain
{v} to fan, sift, part, separate, examin
{f} separate the grain from the chaff; separate the good from the bad; blow through; scatter; blow over; sift through, select the desirable parts
To free or separate grain or the like from chaff or refuse matter, usually by means of wind
To pursue or accomplish with a waving or flapping motion, as of wings
separate from chaff; "She stood there winnowing grain all day in the field"
remove by a current of air; "winnow chaff"
To set in motion or vibration; to beat as with a fan or wings
To sift, as for the purpose of separating falsehood from truth; to separate, as bad from good
To separate chaff from grain
treat by exposure to a current of air so that waste matter is eliminated; "winnow grain"
To beat with wings, or as with wings
the act of separating grain from chaff; "the winnowing was done by women" remove by a current of air; "winnow chaff" treat by exposure to a current of air so that waste matter is eliminated; "winnow grain" separate from chaff; "She stood there winnowing grain all day in the field" blow on; "The wind was winnowing her hair
blow on; "The wind was winnowing her hair"
To blow upon; to toss about by blowing
To separate, and drive off, the chaff from by means of wind; to fan; as, to winnow grain
the act of separating grain from chaff; "the winnowing was done by women"
To fan; set in motion by means of wind; specifically, to expose (grain) to a current of air in order to separate and drive off chaff, refuse particles, etc
To separate, expel, or disperse by or as by fanning or blowing; to sift or weed out; to separate or distinguish, as one thing from another
Figuratively, to subject to a process analogous to the winnowing of grain; to separate into parts according to kind; to sift; to analyze or scrutinize carefully; to examine; to test
If you winnow a group of things or people, you reduce its size by separating the ones that are useful or relevant from the ones that are not. Administration officials have winnowed the list of candidates to three. to make a list, group, or quantity smaller by getting rid of the things that you do not need or want = whittle down
blow on; "The wind was winnowing her hair
{i} act of winnowing; device for winnowing grain

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winnow sheet
A sheet set up under the winnowing basket or machine to catch any seed which falls
winnow the wheat from the chaff
Alternative form of separate the wheat from the chaff
winnow out
If you winnow out part of a group of things or people, you identify the part that is not useful or relevant and the part that is. The committee will need to winnow out the nonsense and produce more practical proposals if it is to achieve results Time has winnowed out certain of the essays as superior
winnowing
The act of separating chaff from grain
winnowed
past of winnow
winnower
One who winnows
winnower
Winsome
winnower
One who, or that which, winnows; specifically, a winnowing machine
winnower
The period of decay, old age, death, or the like
winnower
The characteristic of being winsome; attractiveness of manner
winnower
Causing joy or pleasure; gladsome; pleasant
winnower
The act of one who, or that which, winnows
winnower
To keep, fee
winnower
The season of the year in which the sun shines most obliquely upon any region; the coldest season of the year
winnower
Cheerful; merry; gay; light-hearted
winnower
To pass the winter; to hibernate; as, to winter in Florida
winnower
A windrow
winnowing
present participle of winnow
winnowing
Cheerful; merry; gay; light-hearted
winnowing
The season of the year in which the sun shines most obliquely upon any region; the coldest season of the year
winnowing
Causing joy or pleasure; gladsome; pleasant
winnowing
The period of decay, old age, death, or the like
winnowing
the act of separating grain from chaff; "the winnowing was done by women"
winnowing
One who, or that which, winnows; specifically, a winnowing machine
winnowing
The act of one who, or that which, winnows
winnowing
A windrow
winnowing
To pass the winter; to hibernate; as, to winter in Florida
winnowing
Winsome
winnowing
To keep, fee
winnowing
The characteristic of being winsome; attractiveness of manner
winnows
plural of winnow
winnows
third-person singular of winnow
winnow
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