- Types Of Speech
- You can use winnow as a noun or as a verb in a sentence.
- About Winnow
- A 2 syllables noun and 6 letters with the letters i, n, o, and w, 4 consonants, 2 vowels and 2 syllables with the middle letters nn. Winnow starts with and ends in a consonant with the starting letters w, wi, win, winn, winno, and the ending characters are w, ow, now, nnow, innow, . Winnow is also a double consonant (nn) word. View the double consonant words list.
- Definition
- The act of separating grain from chaff; "the winnowing was done by women"
- Origin/Roots
- Middle English
- Compound Words
- A compound word, winnow has more than one word within it. There's 2 words which are win, and now.
- School Grade
- Winnow is set as a sat word that starts with w, ends with w, 2 syllables, 2 vowels and 6 letters.
- Scrabble
- Is winnow a scrabble word? A 12 point word in scrabble. Check the word games tab below for probability, odds and more.
- Pig Latin
- Winnow in Pig Latin is said as "innowway or innowwway".
- Unigram
- w | i | n | n | o | w
- Bigram
- wi | in | nn | no | ow
- Trigram
- win | inn | nno | now
- Quadrigram
- winn | inno | nnow
- Word Gram
- Noun Examples
- the act of separating grain from chaff;
"the winnowing was done by women"
- Verb Examples
- remove by a current of air;
"winnow chaff" - treat by exposure to a current of air so that waste matter is eliminated;
"winnow grain" - separate from chaff;
"She stood there winnowing grain all day in the field" - blow on;
"The wind was winnowing her hair"
Synonym | Definition |
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Aerate | impregnate, combine, or supply with oxygen "oxygenate blood" |
Affray | a noisy fight |
Air | travel via aircraft "air travel involves too much waiting in airports" "if you''ve time to spare go by air" |
Airify | |
Air Condition | |
Air Cool | |
Air Out | |
Air Travel | |
Analyse | subject to psychoanalytic treatment "I was analyzed in Vienna by a famous psychiatrist" |
Analyze | subject to psychoanalytic treatment "I was analyzed in Vienna by a famous psychiatrist" |
View all cognitive synonyms for Winnow
Anagram | Definition |
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Winnow | the act of separating grain from chaff "the winnowing was done by women" |
View English words with the unique letters used in winnow. Words With The Letters Inow
Word | Definition |
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Fan | a device for creating a current of air by movement of a surface or surfaces |
Sieve | a strainer for separating lumps from powdered material or grading particles |
Sift | distinguish and separate out "sift through the job candidates" |
Strain | the act of singing "with a shout and a song they marched up to the gates" |
Winnow | the act of separating grain from chaff "the winnowing was done by women" |
Word | Definition |
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Separation | the act of dividing or disconnecting |
Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Word Chums | 4Pics1Word | Jumble |
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Bowing (6 letters) | 12 | 15 +1 | bowing | ||
Winnow (6 letters) | 12 | 14 | winnow | ||
Widgeon (7 letters) | 12 | 14 | widgeon | ||
Wigeon (6 letters) | 10 | 12 | eginow | ||
Bowfin (6 letters) | 14 +2 | 16 +2 | bowfin | ||
Window (6 letters) | 13 +1 | 14 | dinoww | ||
Woodwind (8 letters) | 16 +4 | 17 +3 | woodwind | ||
Wooing (6 letters) | 10 | 12 | ginoow | ||
Gwydion (7 letters) | 15 +3 | 16 +2 | gwydion | ||
Iowan (5 letters) | 8 | 9 | ainow | ||
Dowding (7 letters) | 13 +1 | 15 +1 | ddginow | ||
Downing (7 letters) | 12 | 15 +1 | downing | ||
Woodbine (8 letters) | 14 +2 | 16 +2 | woodbine | ||
Die Down (8 letters) | |||||
Wind Off (8 letters) | |||||
Weigh On (8 letters) | |||||
Downwind (8 letters) | 16 +4 | 18 +4 | downwind | ||
No Win (6 letters) | |||||
Owing (5 letters) | 9 | 11 | owing | ||
Owning (6 letters) | 10 | 13 | owning | ||
Wino (4 letters) | 7 | 8 | wino | ||
Windigo (7 letters) | 12 | 14 | dgiinow | ||
Cowing (6 letters) | 12 | 15 +1 | cowing | ||
Windowed (8 letters) | 16 +4 | 17 +3 | windowed |
Winnow Is In These Word Lists
- Starts With W
- Ends With W
- Spelled With / Contains Letters