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— English words —

• winnow v. (Transitive, agriculture) To subject (granular material, especially food grain) to a current of air…
• winnow v. (Transitive, figuratively) To separate, sift, analyse, or test by separating items having different values.
• winnow v. (Transitive, literary) To blow upon or toss about by blowing; to set in motion as with a fan or wings.
• winnow v. (Intransitive, literary, dated) To move about with a flapping motion, as of wings; to flutter.
• winnow n. That which winnows or which is used in winnowing; a contrivance for fanning or winnowing grain.
• winnow n. The act of winnowing.

— English words, defined in French —

• winnow v. (Agriculture) Vanner, nettoyer le grain.
• winnow n. (Agriculture) Vannage.

51 English words from 6 English definitions

about act agriculture air analyse as␣of blow blowing blow␣upon contrivance current dated different especially fan fanning figuratively flapping flutter food for grain granular having Intransitive items literary material motion move move␣about separate separating set set␣in set␣in␣motion sift subject test That The toss Transitive upon used values which wings winnowing winnows with

3 English words from 2 foreign definitions

Agriculture grain Vanner

2 foreign words from 2 foreign definitions

nettoyer Vannage

26 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

winnows winnowed winnower winnowers winnowest winnoweth winnowing winnowings winnow␣sheet winnowing-fan winnowing␣fan winnow␣sheets winnowing-fans winnowing␣fans winnowing-fork winnowing␣fork winnowing-forks winnowing␣forks winnowing␣basket winnowing-shovel winnowing␣shovel winnowing␣baskets winnowing␣machine winnowing-shovels winnowing␣shovels winnowing␣machines

One time in the middle (New word found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

unwinnowed

10 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

inn Inn INN now NOW win Win WIN w/in Winn

3 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

NNI won Wonn

One anagram found with an extra letter (New word formed with all the letters from the word and an extra letter.)

winnows

One anagram found minus a letter (New word formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

no-win

6 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

linnow minnow Pinnow window winrow Winrow

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