Winnow

I can play well on the pipe, I can prune vines, I can dig, I can plant, I can plough, and I can winnow.

[W]ind began to winnow the river delta's dried sediments.

They winnowed the field to twelve.

They winnowed the winners from the losers.

They winnowed the losers from the winners.

The light snow lay on the narrow and winding path before them, pure as if just fresh winnowed by the wind.

Gulls average much larger than terns, with stouter build; the feet are larger and more ambulatorial, the wings are shorter and not so thin; the birds winnow the air in a steady course unlike the buoyant dashing flight of their relatives.