Definitions
Wiktionary
- v. present participle of winnow.
- n. The act of separating chaff from grain.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. The act of one who, or that which, winnows.
WordNet 3.0
- n. the act of separating grain from chaff
Examples
“The art and science of that winnowing is yet another big part of being an editor, but it's materially different than what was described above, relying on a lot of emotional and professional judgment.”
MIND MELD: Behind the Scenes...How the Hottest Short Fiction Anthologies Are Created (Part 1)
“The traditional method of threshing by treading out of the grain with bullocks, followed by winnowing, is now inadequate for threshing the increased volume of wheat before the onset of the monsoon rains.”
“Now this fierce wind shall come against them, not to fan, nor cleanse them, not such a gentle wind as is used in winnowing corn, but a full wind (v. 12), a strong and violent wind, blowing full upon them.”
“At the heart of the winnowing is the shifting economics of the daily-deals business.”
The Wall Street Journal: Get 'Em While They Last: 'Daily Deal' Sites Dying Fast
“Apparently the story has made it into their 3rd and final stage of reading called winnowing, which only about 10% of stories make it to.”
“The winnowing is a sign that one of the biggest forces undercutting the indie market - the glut of mediocre films pushed as masterpieces - may finally be undergoing a correction.”
“It's part of the movie universe, but a good demonstration of this kind of winnowing of the human population is depicted in "When Worlds Collide".”
“He's more clinical – he looks at humanity as a whole, and thinks a little "winnowing" would be good for the environment (and for humanity's survival, as well).”
“Like any political party, the necessity for group identity forces "winnowing" definitions.”
“And so...that would suggest that content should become more modular too, allowing a similar kind of winnowing process to take place.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘winnowing’.
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LIT - Odyssey - key words and phrases
Key words of the Odyssey by Homer in English including all those famous repeating epitethons like
"bright-eyed Athene"
"wine-dark sea"
"rosy-fingered dawn"
"long suf...Odysseus, sea, Athene, goddess, land, Achaean, wind, wave, Ithaca, lead, Poseidon, mortal and 732 more...
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Three is Compoundy.
Words that are made up of three words, be it intended for the meaning, or coincidentally (as in "attendance").
nonetheless, together, insofar, nevertheless, attendance, notwithstanding, hitherto, heretofore, whosoever, inasmuch, benjamin, psychotherapist and 40 more...
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vorpal's Words
parabiosis, penumbra, defenestrate, portmanteau, sturm und drang, perspicacious, quixotic, copacetic, obfuscate, inveigle, shadenfreude, cloister and 349 more...
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sionnach's Words
contumely, fomite, holmgang, poltroon, eleemosynary, obsidian, nugatory, grindcore, felch, recrudescent, pyx, parenteral and 3271 more...
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Tess of the D'Urbervilles
Words I wrote down while reading this book
heptarchy, kibe, antiquary, wold, mendacious, vamp, vale, miry, calcareous, cerealia, ostleress, desultory and 105 more...
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not the sum of their parts
words formed as the combination of two or more other words, but which have a meaning unrelated to either of the constituent words
earwig, ladyfinger, pantywaist, dovetail, eavesdropper, blackmail, greenhorn, mango, carpet, penny farthing, farthingale, damage and 118 more...
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english
gullet, boon, vixen, squalor, mire, revelry, levy, embossed, revulsion, vanquish, snivel, milksop and 84 more...
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radio quirks
provoking a smile/grin/fit of laughter when I've heard them on serious parts of speech radio
gobbety, winnowing, nerve-jangling, jittery, gyrating, amidships, unfettered, egregiously, reburnished, hundreds of honey..., ramming, emirati and 14 more...
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dillinger's list
Hooray!
cabbage, parsnip, ruminate, castor, crispy, droll, croquet, copse, tickle, wisp, fasten, plaque and 5 more...
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Stuff I don't know
turgid, sapience, winnowing, ubiquitious, stolid, unctuous, tenable, hirsute, incisive, besom
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vorpal To rid of undesirable parts. Nov 26, 2007