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Verb Concept
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winnow  fan
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Separate the chaff from by using air currents WordNet 3.0
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Separate the chaff from by using air currents WordNet 3.0
Separate the chaff from grain by using air currents Open English WordNet
To subject (granular material, especially food grain) to a current of air separating heavier and lighter components, as grain from chaff. Wiktionary
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She stood there winnowing chaff all day in the field WordNet 3.0
She stood there winnowing grain all day in the field Open English WordNet
IS A
sift
DERIVATION
winnow
WordNet 3.0
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winnow, fan
Open English WordNet
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winnow
Wiktionary
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winnow
VerbAtlas
AIR va:0433f

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