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Noun winnow has 1 sense

winnow, winnowing, sifting - the act of separating grain from chaff; "the winnowing was done by women"
--₁ is a kind of separation

Derived form: verb winnow₁

Verb winnow has 4 senses

winnow, fan - separate from chaff; "She stood there winnowing grain all day in the field"
--₁ is one way to sift, sieve, strain

Derived forms: noun winnow₁, noun winnowing₁
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
winnow - blow on; "The wind was winnowing her hair"
--₂ is one way to fan
Sample sentence:
Something ----s something
winnow - treat by exposure to a current of air so that waste matter is eliminated; "winnow grain"
--₃ is one way to process, treat
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
winnow - remove by a current of air; "winnow chaff"
--₄ is one way to remove, take, take away, withdraw
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something