WINNOW: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for WINNOW?

Need another word that means the same as “winnow”? Find 14 synonyms and 30 related words for “winnow” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Winnow” are: fan, cull out, separate, divide, sort out, separate out, sift out, filter out, isolate, find, identify, ferret out, sifting, winnowing

Winnow as a Noun

Definitions of "Winnow" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “winnow” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• The act of separating grain from chaff.

Synonyms of "Winnow" as a noun (2 Words)

sifting	The action of sifting something. The laborious sifting of evidence took its toll.
winnowing	The act of separating grain from chaff. The winnowing was done by women.

Usage Examples of "Winnow" as a noun

• The winnowing was done by women.

Winnow as a Verb

Definitions of "Winnow" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “winnow” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• (of the wind) blow.
• Find or identify (a valuable or useful part of something.
• Separate the chaff from by using air currents.
• Blow a current of air through (grain) in order to remove the chaff.
• Separate the chaff from grain by using air currents.
• Blow on.
• Remove (people or things) from a group until only the best ones are left.
• (of a bird) fan (the air) with its wings.
• Select desirable parts from a group or list.
• Remove (chaff) from grain.
• Blow away or off with a current of air.

Synonyms of "Winnow" as a verb (12 Words)

cull out	Remove something that has been rejected.
divide	Separate or be separated into parts. Divide 4 into 20.
fan	Disperse or radiate from a central point to cover a wide area. Norris fanned nine batters with his screwball.
ferret out	Hunt with ferrets.
filter out	Pass through.
find	Make a discovery make a new finding. Did you find your glasses.
identify	Give the name or identifying characteristics of refer to by name or some other identifying characteristic property. He was equivocal about being identified too closely with the peace movement.
isolate	Cut off the electrical or other connection to (something, especially a part of a supply network. The best way to isolate sick fish is to set up a hospital tank.
separate	Separate into parts or portions. His position separates him from those who might share his interests.
separate out	Divide into components or constituents.
sift out	Move as if through a sieve.
sort out	Examine in order to test suitability.

Usage Examples of "Winnow" as a verb

• The emperors of the sky winnowing the air.
• She stood there winnowing grain all day in the field.
• Guidelines that would help winnow out those not fit to be soldiers.
• Winnow chaff.
• The wind winnowed the grass.
• The autumn wind winnowing its way through the grass.
• The wind was winnowing her hair.
• Amidst this welter of confusing signals, it's difficult to winnow out the truth.
• Winnow the finalists from the long list of applicants.
• A combine cuts, threshes, and winnows the grain in one operation.
• Women winnow the chaff from piles of unhusked rice.

Associations of "Winnow" (30 Words)

bale	The quantity in a bale as a measure specifically in the US 500 lb of cotton. The straw is left on the field to be baled later.
barley	A grain of barley.
bean	A leguminous plant that bears beans in pods. There is not a single bean of substance in the report.
carapace	Hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles. Under her carapace of self confidence she was very sensitive to criticism.
cereal	Foodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grasses. A bowl of cereal.
chaff	Be silly or tease one another. He hopes to separate scientifically supported claims from pseudoscientific chaff.
corn	Feed cattle with corn. The film is pure corn.
crib	The cards discarded by the players at cribbage counting to the dealer. A choir was singing carols by a crib.
crop	Prepare for crops. The southern areas are cropped in cotton.
graham	Flour made by grinding the entire wheat berry including the bran; (`whole meal flour’ is British usage. A box of graham crackers.
grain	1 7000 pound equals a troy grain or 64 799 milligrams. A grain of salt.
hay	Convert plant material into hay. The grass had all hayed off and gone to seed.
hull	Remove the hulls from. Hull the berries.
husk	Remove the husk or husks from. The fibrous husk of the coconut.
legume	An erect or climbing bean or pea plant of the family Leguminosae. The new diet is high in fruit vegetables and legumes.
manger	A container (usually in a barn or stable) from which cattle or horses feed.
millet	A cereal grown in warm countries and regions with poor soils, bearing a large crop of small seeds which are chiefly used to make flour.
ovule	A small or immature ovum.
padding	Artifact consisting of soft or resilient material used to fill or give shape or protect or add comfort. Avoid waffle or padding in your essay.
petiole	The stalk that joins a leaf to a stem.
rice	The grains of rice used as food. Riced boiled potatoes.
rick	Form into a rick or ricks stack. Rick hay.
shell	Something resembling or likened to a shell because of its shape or its function as an outer case. Baked pastry shells filled with cheese.
shuck	Remove the shucks from. The regime s ability to shuck off its totalitarian characteristics.
soybean	The most highly proteinaceous vegetable known the fruit of the soybean plant is used in a variety of foods and as fodder especially as a replacement for animal protein.
stack	Fill or cover a place or surface with stacks of things. There s stacks of work for me now.
stalk	A stalklike support for a sessile animal or for an organ in an animal. The acorns grow on stalks.
straw	Of a pale yellow color like straw straw colored. The tramp sat chewing a straw.
tortilla	Thin unleavened pancake made from cornmeal or wheat flour.
wheat	Grains of common wheat sometimes cooked whole or cracked as cereal usually ground into flour.