Winnowing

  • 101winnow — 1. verb /ˈwɪn.no/ a) To subject (granular material, especially food grain) to a current of air separating heavier and lighter components, as grain from chaff. They winnowed the field to twelve. b) To separate, sift, analyze, or test i …

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  • 102Mechanical fan — Household electric box fan with a propeller style blade A mechanical fan is a machine used to create flow within a fluid, typically a gas such as air. A fan consists of a rotating arrangement of vanes or blades which act on the air. Usually, it… …

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  • 103Marlborough gem — The Marlborough gem is a carved onyx cameo that depicts an initiation ceremony of Psyche and Eros.[1] It is the most famous engraved gem in the extensive and prominent collection both inherited (through a marriage in 1762) and expanded by George… …

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  • 105Fancutt — Ⅰ. The Bedfordshire village of Fancott, near Toddington, is almost certainly the origin of this slightly French looking surname.In fact it seems that in the 18th century an attempt was made to imply this origin when one Peter Fanaquet married… …

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  • 106selecting — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. appointing, choosing, electing, recruiting, nominating. n. Syn. choosing, selection, choice, picking, culling, electing, election, sifting, gleaning, segregating, indicating, appointing, denominating, denomination,… …

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  • 107winds — (Crim. wintsch) [akin to Eng wind] : wind. Deriv. winthei winnowing, winthjan (*) winnow. Comp. diswinthjan scatter like chaff, winthiskauro winnowing fan …

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  • 108winnow — win·now || wɪnəʊ n. act of winnowing; device for winnowing grain v. separate the grain from the chaff; separate the good from the bad; blow through; scatter; blow over; sift through, select the desirable parts …

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  • 109winnowed — win·now || wɪnəʊ n. act of winnowing; device for winnowing grain v. separate the grain from the chaff; separate the good from the bad; blow through; scatter; blow over; sift through, select the desirable parts …

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  • 110winnows — win·now || wɪnəʊ n. act of winnowing; device for winnowing grain v. separate the grain from the chaff; separate the good from the bad; blow through; scatter; blow over; sift through, select the desirable parts …

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