| 单词 | winnow something or someone out |
| 释义 | (phrasal verb) Definition to separate out (an unwanted element) Most of the faulty products were winnowed out by these processes. Synonyms separate part The clouds parted and a shaft of sunlight broke through. She parted the bushes with her stick. screen select divide the artificial line that divided the city sort out comb sift Sift the flour and baking powder into a medium-sized mixing bowl. cull separate the wheat from the chaff Additional synonymsin the sense of divide Definition to separate into parts the artificial line that divided the city Synonyms separate, part, split, cut (up), sever, partition, shear, segregate, cleave, subdivide, bisect, split off, demarcate, sunder in the sense of part Definition to divide or separate from one another The clouds parted and a shaft of sunlight broke through.She parted the bushes with her stick. Synonyms divide, separate, break, tear, split, rend (literary), detach, sever, disconnect, cleave, come apart, disunite, disjoin in the sense of sift Definition to sieve (a powdery substance) in order to remove the coarser particles Sift the flour and baking powder into a medium-sized mixing bowl. Synonyms sieve, filter, strain, separate, pan, bolt, part, riddleNearby words of |
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