winnow
Kelime Anlamı :
1. yaba.
2. yabak.
3. savurmak.
4. tahıl savurmak.
5. atkı.
6. harman savurma.
7. inceleyip ayıklamak.
8. yabalamak.
9. harman savurmak.
10. ayıklamak.
Tanımlar :
1.
to separate the chaff from (grain) by means of a current of air.
2. to rid of undesirable parts.
3. to blow (chaff) off or away.
4. to blow away; scatter.
5. to blow on; fan: a breeze winnowing the tall grass.
6. to examine closely in order to separate the good from the bad; sift.
7. to separate or get rid of (an undesirable part); eliminate: winnowing out the errors in logic.
8. to sort or select (a desirable part); extract.
9. to separate grain from chaff.
10. to separate the good from the bad.
11. A device for winnowing grain.
12. an act of winnowing.
2. to rid of undesirable parts.
3. to blow (chaff) off or away.
4. to blow away; scatter.
5. to blow on; fan: a breeze winnowing the tall grass.
6. to examine closely in order to separate the good from the bad; sift.
7. to separate or get rid of (an undesirable part); eliminate: winnowing out the errors in logic.
8. to sort or select (a desirable part); extract.
9. to separate grain from chaff.
10. to separate the good from the bad.
11. A device for winnowing grain.
12. an act of winnowing.
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
1.
to subject (granular material, especially food grain) to a current of air separating heavier and lighter components, as grain from chaff.
2. to separate, sift, analyze, or test in this manner.
3. to blow upon or toss about by blowing; to set in motion as with a fan or wings.
4. to move about with a flapping motion, as of wings; to flutter.
5. that which winnows or which is used in winnowing; a contrivance for fanning or winnowing grain.
2. to separate, sift, analyze, or test in this manner.
3. to blow upon or toss about by blowing; to set in motion as with a fan or wings.
4. to move about with a flapping motion, as of wings; to flutter.
5. that which winnows or which is used in winnowing; a contrivance for fanning or winnowing grain.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
1.
to separate chaff from grain.
2. to separate, and drive off, the chaff from by means of wind; to fan.
3. to sift, as for the purpose of separating falsehood from truth; to separate, as bad from good.
4. to beat with wings, or as with wings.
2. to separate, and drive off, the chaff from by means of wind; to fan.
3. to sift, as for the purpose of separating falsehood from truth; to separate, as bad from good.
4. to beat with wings, or as with wings.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
1.
to fan; set in motion by means of wind; specifically, to expose (grain) to a current of air in order to separate and drive off chaff, refuse particles, etc.
2. to blow upon; toss about by blowing.
3. to separate, expel, or disperse by or as by fanning or blowing; sift or weed out; separate or distinguish, as one thing from another.
4. to set in motion or vibration; beat as with a fan or wings.
5. to wave to and fro; flutter; flap.
6. to pursue or accomplish with a waving or flapping motion, as of wings.
7. figuratively, to subject to a process analogous to the winnowing of grain; separate into parts according to kind; sift; analyze or scrutinize carefully; examine; test.
8. to free grain or the like from chaff or refuse matter by means of wind.
9. to move about with a flapping motion, as of wings; flutter.
10. that which winnows or which is used in winnowing; a contrivance for fanning or winnowing grain.
2. to blow upon; toss about by blowing.
3. to separate, expel, or disperse by or as by fanning or blowing; sift or weed out; separate or distinguish, as one thing from another.
4. to set in motion or vibration; beat as with a fan or wings.
5. to wave to and fro; flutter; flap.
6. to pursue or accomplish with a waving or flapping motion, as of wings.
7. figuratively, to subject to a process analogous to the winnowing of grain; separate into parts according to kind; sift; analyze or scrutinize carefully; examine; test.
8. to free grain or the like from chaff or refuse matter by means of wind.
9. to move about with a flapping motion, as of wings; flutter.
10. that which winnows or which is used in winnowing; a contrivance for fanning or winnowing grain.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia