WINNOW

(noun) the act of separating grain from chaff
"the winnowing was done by women"
synonyms : sifting , winnowing
(verb) blow away or off with a current of air
"winnow chaff"
(verb) 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"
synonyms : cull out
(verb) separate the chaff from by using air currents
"She stood there winnowing chaff all day in the field"
synonyms : fan
(verb) blow on
"The wind was winnowing her hair", "the wind winnowed the grass"

Mnemonics for winnow

(Tag: Eng) WINd + NOW = WINNOW so, the blowing wind helps to separate the CHAFF.
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(Tag: ) WIN NOW will separate you from looser
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(Tag: Hindi) sounds like binno (hindi)- sift
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(Tag: ) its like window,when window is opened the chaff or mud or dust will be cleaned or get seperated
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(Tag: ) Win + now... you can win now...or win + owing...owing to something you could win a prize.
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(Tag: ) winnow = win + now i.e winning is easy when u r good in something...therefore winnow is to separate good things from bad
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(Tag: ) Winnow=Wind the minnow (the lesse one the chalf) form the grain.
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