I can play well on the pipe, I can prune vines, I can dig, I can plant, I can plough, and I can winnow.
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Winnow
/ˈwɪnoʊ/
Synonyms for "winnow" (140 found)
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Related words (70)
keep apartkeep asidelay asideleachlixiviatelixiviatormake a selectionmark the interfaceoxygenateoxygenizepercolatepercolatorpickpick outpurifierpurifyput asidequarantinerectifyrefine
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refinerrefineryrefreshriddlerockerrufflescreenscreen outsecludesegregateselectseparateset a limitset apartset asideset offseverseveralizesievesieve outsiftsift outsiftersingle outsortsort outspiritualizesplit hairsstrainstrainersubdividesublimatesublimesubtilizethrashthrash outthreshtryventilateweighwindwinnowing basketwinnowing fanwinnowing machine
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3 entriesCollocations
6 entriesair flowdata screeninggrain separationliterature winnowingselection criteriawinnowing process
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7 total sentences available.
[W]ind began to winnow the river delta's dried sediments.
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They winnowed the field to twelve.
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They winnowed the winners from the losers.
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