winnow - use in sentences

Followed by a transitive particle

  • down: Winnowing down the packet stream as soon as possible greatly abets monitoring at high speeds without losing packets.

Object

  • fork: A winnowing fork is a long handled tool with an array of wooden prongs fanning out at one end.
  • grain: Such a situation may also provide more of a breeze, for comfort and for winnowing grain on the threshing floors.
  • machine: The grain was separated from the chaff using the wind or a winnowing machine.
  • process: Basic Ideas: The Need for Simple Models A good theory is the end result of a winnowing process.
  • fan: Only the sincere in heart can endure Christ's winnowing fan.
  • chaff: Show me any mode for winnowing the chaff from the corn.

Modifying Another Word

  • not: Any unwanted cherries or other material not winnowed away can be picked out from the top of the sieve.
  • away: Any unwanted cherries or other material not winnowed away can be picked out from the top of the sieve.

Particle object: out_obj

  • sediment: Seasonal inflow may, for example, winnow out sediments from breccias and other areas, to redeposit them elsewhere.

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