Vocabulary Word
Word: winnow
Definition: sift; separate the chaff from grain by blowing; separate good parts from bad; CF. wind
Definition: sift; separate the chaff from grain by blowing; separate good parts from bad; CF. wind
Sentences Containing 'winnow'
These I heated before the fire, as well as I could, and rubbed them till the husks came off, which I made a shift to winnow from the grain.
More Vocab Words
::: satirical - using satire; mocking::: vivid - (of light or color) bright and distinct; evoking lifelike mental images; Ex. vivid red hair/description
::: inflated - exaggerated; pompous; enlarged (with air or gas)
::: winnow - sift; separate the chaff from grain by blowing; separate good parts from bad; CF. wind
::: prize - pry; move with a lever; value highly; esteem; Ex. his most prized possession; N: something captured during war-time (esp. an enemy ship)
::: deviate - turn away from (a principle, norm); move away from an accepted standard; swerve; depart; diverge; N. deviation; Ex. deviation of the path of light by a prism
::: lachrymose - producing tears; tearful
::: impregnate - make pregnant; fill thoroughly; saturate
::: remorse - deep regret for wrongdoing; guilt; self-reproach
::: buffoonery - clowning
