winnow lietuviškai

Paaiškinimas anglų kalba

• the act of separating grain from chaff "the winnowing was done by women"
• blow away or off with a current of air "winnow chaff"
• treat by exposure to a current of air so that waste matter is eliminated "winnow grain"
• separate the chaff from by using air currents "She stood there winnowing chaff all day in the field"
• blow on "The wind was winnowing her hair" "the wind winnowed the grass"
• select desirable parts from a group or list "cull out the interesting letters from the poet's correspondence" "winnow the finalists from the long list of applicants"