Definitions For Winnow

noun

• The act of separating grain from chaff

verb

• Blow away or off with a current of air
• Select desirable parts from a group or list
• Separate the chaff from grain by using air currents
• Blow on
• To remove (people or things that are less important, desirable, etc.) from a larger group or list : to make (a list of possible choices) smaller by removing the less desirable choices
• To remove (the unwanted coverings of seeds) from grain by throwing the grain up in the air and letting the wind blow the unwanted parts away