Word Type

Verb

Noun

The word "winnow" can be used as verb and noun.

Word Relationships

Derived Terms

winnow grain from chaff winnow sheet winnow the wheat from the chaff winnow up winnower winnowing basket winnowing fan winnowing fork winnowing machine winnowing shovel

Etymologically Related To

fan van

Context

agriculture literary

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

choose fan pick out pull remove select separation sieve sift strain take take away take off withdraw

Narrower Terms (Hyponyms)

winnow down

Type Of (IsA)

separation

Manner Of

fan remove sift

Related Terms

analyze blow chaff contrivance current fan flap flutter separate sift test toss wing

Synonym Network

cull out

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.