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winnowing::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | sifting, winnow |
| Type of | separation |
| Derivation | winnow |
the winnowing was done by women.
Examples of winnowing
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The winnowing process began in 1997, when the managing editor's job became open.
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Horse-engines, original threshing or winnowing machines are exceptionally rare.
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From there he began winnowing them down to the 230 or so that run in the book.
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They capture the campaign's drama, particularly the winnowing of the party fields.
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When framing hypotheses, scientists use beauty and elegance as winnowing fans.
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The latter process, known as winnowing, can be done manually or by a machine.
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Examples include baskets, hats, fish traps, trays or winnowing mats and floor mats.
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Mr Jobs had an uncanny knack of winnowing out the wheat from the mountains of chaff.
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On Wednesday, lawyers were to begin winnowing down a pool of 1,200 potential jurors.
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- The act of separating grain from chaff; "the winnowing was done by women"
- 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"
- Cull out: 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"
- Blow away or off with a current of air; "winnow chaff"
- The winnow algorithm is a technique from machine learning for learning a linear classifier from labeled examples. It is very similar to the perceptron algorithm. ...
- Wind winnowing is an agricultural method developed by ancient cultures for separating grain from chaff. It is also used to remove weevils or other pests from stored grain. ...
- (The Winnowing) "The Winnowing" is a science fiction short story by Isaac Asimov. The story was written at the request of William Levinson, editor of the US publication Physician's World, but when the latter ceased publication, the story was returned to the author, who then sold it to Analog. ...
- (Winnowing) The process of removing the outer husk of the cacao bean to release the inner nibs during the manufacturing of chocolate.
