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{
"derived": [
{
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"word": "winnower"
},
{
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"word": "winnow grain from chaff"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
"word": "winnowing basket"
},
{
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"word": "winnowing fan"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
"word": "winnowing fork"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
"word": "winnowing machine"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
"word": "winnowing shovel"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
"word": "winnow sheet"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
"word": "winnow the wheat from the chaff"
}
],
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{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "enm",
"3": "winewen"
},
"expansion": "Middle English winewen",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "enm",
"2": "windewen"
},
"expansion": "windewen",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "enm",
"2": "windwen"
},
"expansion": "windwen",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "ang",
"3": "windwian",
"t": "to winnow, fan, ventilate"
},
"expansion": "Old English windwian (“to winnow, fan, ventilate”)",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "gmw-pro",
"3": "*windwōn"
},
"expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *windwōn",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "gem-pro",
"3": "*windwōną"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Germanic *windwōną",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "gem-pro",
"2": "*winþijaną",
"t": "to throw about, winnow"
},
"expansion": "*winþijaną (“to throw about, winnow”)",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "ine-pro",
"3": "*wē-",
"t": "to winnow, thresh"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *wē- (“to winnow, thresh”)",
"name": "der"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "gmh",
"2": "winden",
"t": "to winnow"
},
"expansion": "Middle High German winden (“to winnow”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "is",
"2": "vinsa",
"t": "to pick out, weed"
},
"expansion": "Icelandic vinsa (“to pick out, weed”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "la",
"2": "vannus",
"t": "a winnowing basket"
},
"expansion": "Latin vannus (“a winnowing basket”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "fan"
},
"expansion": "fan",
"name": "l"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "van"
},
"expansion": "van",
"name": "l"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Middle English winewen, windewen, windwen, from Old English windwian (“to winnow, fan, ventilate”), from Proto-West Germanic *windwōn, from Proto-Germanic *windwōną, *winþijaną (“to throw about, winnow”), from Proto-Indo-European *wē- (“to winnow, thresh”). Cognate with Middle High German winden (“to winnow”), Icelandic vinsa (“to pick out, weed”), Latin vannus (“a winnowing basket”). See fan, van.",
"forms": [
{
"form": "winnows",
"tags": [
"present",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "winnowing",
"tags": [
"participle",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "winnowed",
"tags": [
"participle",
"past"
]
},
{
"form": "winnowed",
"tags": [
"past"
]
}
],
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{
"args": {},
"expansion": "winnow (third-person singular simple present winnows, present participle winnowing, simple past and past participle winnowed)",
"name": "en-verb"
}
],
"hyponyms": [
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
"word": "winnow down"
}
],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "verb",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
{
"kind": "topical",
"langcode": "en",
"name": "Agriculture",
"orig": "en:Agriculture",
"parents": [
"Applied sciences",
"Sciences",
"All topics",
"Fundamental"
],
"source": "w"
}
],
"examples": [
{
"ref": "1998 January 3, Sid Perkins, “Thin Skin”, in Science News, volume 165, number 1, page 11",
"text": "[W]ind began to winnow the river delta's dried sediments.",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To subject (granular material, especially food grain) to a current of air separating heavier and lighter components, as grain from chaff."
],
"id": "en-winnow-en-verb-q38JoWvJ",
"links": [
[
"agriculture",
"agriculture"
],
[
"subject",
"subject#Verb"
],
[
"granular",
"granular"
],
[
"material",
"material#Noun"
],
[
"food",
"food"
],
[
"grain",
"grain#Noun"
],
[
"current",
"current#Noun"
],
[
"air",
"air#Noun"
],
[
"separating",
"separate#Verb"
],
[
"heavier",
"heavy#Adjective"
],
[
"lighter",
"light#Adjective"
],
[
"components",
"component#Noun"
],
[
"chaff",
"chaff#Noun"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive, agriculture) To subject (granular material, especially food grain) to a current of air separating heavier and lighter components, as grain from chaff."
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "wind"
}
],
"tags": [
"transitive"
],
"topics": [
"agriculture",
"business",
"lifestyle"
]
},
{
"categories": [],
"examples": [
{
"text": "They winnowed the field to twelve.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"text": "They winnowed the winners from the losers.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"text": "They winnowed the losers from the winners.",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To separate, sift, analyse, or test by separating items having different values."
],
"id": "en-winnow-en-verb-E1dBx4KS",
"links": [
[
"separate",
"separate"
],
[
"sift",
"sift"
],
[
"analyse",
"analyse"
],
[
"test",
"test"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive, figuratively) To separate, sift, analyse, or test by separating items having different values."
],
"tags": [
"figuratively",
"transitive"
],
"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "34 52 6 8",
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "ḏarrā",
"sense": "to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air",
"word": "ذَرَّى"
},
{
"_dis1": "34 52 6 8",
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "nasafa",
"sense": "to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air",
"word": "نَسَفَ"
},
{
"_dis1": "34 52 6 8",
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air",
"word": "sovurmaq"
},
{
"_dis1": "34 52 6 8",
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "vjéjacʹ",
"sense": "to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "ве́яць"
},
{
"_dis1": "34 52 6 8",
"code": "bcl",
"lang": "Bikol Central",
"sense": "to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air",
"word": "tahop"
},
{
"_dis1": "34 52 6 8",
"code": "br",
"lang": "Breton",
"sense": "to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air",
"word": "gwentañ"
},
{
"_dis1": "34 52 6 8",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "véja",
"sense": "to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "ве́я"
},
{
"_dis1": "34 52 6 8",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "otvjavam",
"sense": "to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air",
"word": "отвявам"
},
{
"_dis1": "34 52 6 8",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air",
"word": "ventar"
},
{
"_dis1": "34 52 6 8",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "bǒ",
"sense": "to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air",
"word": "簸"
},
{
"_dis1": "34 52 6 8",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air",
"word": "rozvívat"
},
{
"_dis1": "34 52 6 8",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air",
"word": "wannen"
},
{
"_dis1": "34 52 6 8",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air",
"word": "tuultaa"
},
{
"_dis1": "34 52 6 8",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air",
"word": "viskata"
},
{
"_dis1": "34 52 6 8",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air",
"word": "vanner"
},
{
"_dis1": "34 52 6 8",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air",
"word": "erguer"
},
{
"_dis1": "34 52 6 8",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air",
"word": "abalear"
},
{
"_dis1": "34 52 6 8",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air",
"word": "alzar"
},
{
"_dis1": "34 52 6 8",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air",
"word": "escribar"
},
{
"_dis1": "34 52 6 8",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air",
"word": "worfeln"
},
{
"_dis1": "34 52 6 8",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air",
"topics": [
"technical",
"engineering",
"physical-sciences",
"natural-sciences"
],
"word": "windsichten"
},
{
"_dis1": "34 52 6 8",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air",
"word": "trennen"
},
{
"_dis1": "34 52 6 8",
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "likmáō",
"sense": "to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air",
"word": "λικμάω"
},
{
"_dis1": "34 52 6 8",
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "ptíssō",
"sense": "to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air",
"word": "πτίσσω"
},
{
"_dis1": "34 52 6 8",
"code": "kkh",
"lang": "Khün",
"sense": "to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air",
"word": "ᨺᩢ᩠ᨯ"
},
{
"_dis1": "34 52 6 8",
"code": "lo",
"lang": "Lao",
"roman": "fat",
"sense": "to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air",
"word": "ຝັດ"
},
{
"_dis1": "34 52 6 8",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air",
"word": "ventilo"
},
{
"_dis1": "34 52 6 8",
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air",
"word": "vētīt"
},
{
"_dis1": "34 52 6 8",
"code": "khb",
"lang": "Lü",
"roman": "ḟad",
"sense": "to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air",
"word": "ᦚᧆ"
},
{
"_dis1": "34 52 6 8",
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "vee",
"sense": "to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air",
"word": "вее"
},
{
"_dis1": "34 52 6 8",
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air",
"word": "tampi"
},
{
"_dis1": "34 52 6 8",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air",
"word": "kōwhiuwhiu"
},
{
"_dis1": "34 52 6 8",
"code": "zdj",
"lang": "Ngazidja Comorian",
"sense": "to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air",
"word": "upveresa"
},
{
"_dis1": "34 52 6 8",
"code": "zdj",
"lang": "Ngazidja Comorian",
"sense": "to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air",
"word": "utsepva"
},
{
"_dis1": "34 52 6 8",
"code": "nod",
"lang": "Northern Thai",
"sense": "to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air",
"word": "ᨺᩢ᩠ᨯ"
},
{
"_dis1": "34 52 6 8",
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air",
"word": "ventar"
},
{
"_dis1": "34 52 6 8",
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air",
"word": "vanar"
},
{
"_dis1": "34 52 6 8",
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air",
"word": "porgar"
},
{
"_dis1": "34 52 6 8",
"code": "cu",
"lang": "Church Slavic",
"roman": "vějati",
"sense": "to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"imperfective"
],
"word": "вѣꙗти"
},
{
"_dis1": "34 52 6 8",
"code": "orv",
"lang": "Old East Slavic",
"roman": "vějati",
"sense": "to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "вѣꙗти"
},
{
"_dis1": "34 52 6 8",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "wiać"
},
{
"_dis1": "34 52 6 8",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air",
"word": "joeirar"
},
{
"_dis1": "34 52 6 8",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "véjatʹ",
"sense": "to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "ве́ять"
},
{
"_dis1": "34 52 6 8",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "otvéivatʹ",
"sense": "to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "отве́ивать"
},
{
"_dis1": "34 52 6 8",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "otvéjatʹ",
"sense": "to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "отве́ять"
},
{
"_dis1": "34 52 6 8",
"code": "shn",
"lang": "Shan",
"roman": "phát",
"sense": "to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air",
"word": "ၽတ်း"
},
{
"_dis1": "34 52 6 8",
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air",
"word": "viať"
},
{
"_dis1": "34 52 6 8",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air",
"word": "ahechar"
},
{
"_dis1": "34 52 6 8",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air",
"word": "cribar"
},
{
"_dis1": "34 52 6 8",
"code": "te",
"lang": "Telugu",
"roman": "cerugu",
"sense": "to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air",
"word": "చెరుగు"
},
{
"_dis1": "34 52 6 8",
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "fàt",
"sense": "to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air",
"word": "ฝัด"
},
{
"_dis1": "34 52 6 8",
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air",
"word": "harman savurmak"
},
{
"_dis1": "34 52 6 8",
"code": "ota",
"lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
"roman": "savurmak",
"sense": "to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air",
"word": "صاورمق"
},
{
"_dis1": "34 52 6 8",
"code": "ota",
"lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
"roman": "yabalamak",
"sense": "to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air",
"word": "یابالامق"
},
{
"_dis1": "34 52 6 8",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "víjaty",
"sense": "to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "ві́яти"
},
{
"_dis1": "34 52 6 8",
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air",
"word": "sàng"
},
{
"_dis1": "34 52 6 8",
"code": "yo",
"lang": "Yoruba",
"sense": "to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air",
"word": "fẹ́"
},
{
"_dis1": "34 52 6 8",
"code": "yo",
"lang": "Yoruba",
"sense": "to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air",
"word": "fẹ́kà"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 82 4 6",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "presjavam",
"sense": "figuratively: to separate, sift, analyze, test",
"word": "пресявам"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 82 4 6",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "figuratively: to separate, sift, analyze, test",
"word": "seuloa"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 82 4 6",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "figuratively: to separate, sift, analyze, test",
"word": "séparer"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 82 4 6",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "figuratively: to separate, sift, analyze, test",
"word": "trennen"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 82 4 6",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "figuratively: to separate, sift, analyze, test",
"word": "separieren"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 82 4 6",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "figuratively: to separate, sift, analyze, test",
"word": "aussortieren"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 82 4 6",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "figuratively: to separate, sift, analyze, test",
"word": "sichten"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 82 4 6",
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "figuratively: to separate, sift, analyze, test",
"word": "separar"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 82 4 6",
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "figuratively: to separate, sift, analyze, test",
"word": "analisar"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 82 4 6",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "figuratively: to separate, sift, analyze, test",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "odsiać"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 82 4 6",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "figuratively: to separate, sift, analyze, test",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "odsiewać"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 82 4 6",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "figuratively: to separate, sift, analyze, test",
"word": "joeirar"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 82 4 6",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "figuratively: to separate, sift, analyze, test",
"word": "separar"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 82 4 6",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "figuratively: to separate, sift, analyze, test",
"word": "sålla"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 82 4 6",
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "figuratively: to separate, sift, analyze, test",
"word": "ayırmak"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 82 4 6",
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "figuratively: to separate, sift, analyze, test",
"word": "inceleyip ayıklamak"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 82 4 6",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "vidsivaty",
"sense": "figuratively: to separate, sift, analyze, test",
"word": "відсівати"
}
]
},
{
"categories": [],
"examples": [
{
"ref": "1872, Elliott Coues, Key to North American Birds",
"text": "Gulls average much larger than terns, with stouter build; the feet are larger and more ambulatorial, the wings are shorter and not so thin; the birds winnow the air in a steady course unlike the buoyant dashing flight of their relatives.",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To blow upon or toss about by blowing; to set in motion as with a fan or wings."
],
"id": "en-winnow-en-verb-0WTlOibu",
"links": [
[
"blow",
"blow"
],
[
"toss",
"toss"
],
[
"fan",
"fan"
],
[
"wing",
"wing"
]
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"code": "bcl",
"lang": "Bikol Central",
"sense": "to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air",
"word": "tahop"
},
{
"code": "br",
"lang": "Breton",
"sense": "to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air",
"word": "gwentañ"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "véja",
"sense": "to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "ве́я"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "otvjavam",
"sense": "to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air",
"word": "отвявам"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air",
"word": "ventar"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "bǒ",
"sense": "to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air",
"word": "簸"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air",
"word": "rozvívat"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air",
"word": "wannen"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air",
"word": "tuultaa"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air",
"word": "viskata"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air",
"word": "vanner"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air",
"word": "erguer"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air",
"word": "abalear"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air",
"word": "alzar"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air",
"word": "escribar"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air",
"word": "worfeln"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air",
"topics": [
"technical",
"engineering",
"physical-sciences",
"natural-sciences"
],
"word": "windsichten"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air",
"word": "trennen"
},
{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "likmáō",
"sense": "to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air",
"word": "λικμάω"
},
{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "ptíssō",
"sense": "to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air",
"word": "πτίσσω"
},
{
"code": "kkh",
"lang": "Khün",
"sense": "to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air",
"word": "ᨺᩢ᩠ᨯ"
},
{
"code": "lo",
"lang": "Lao",
"roman": "fat",
"sense": "to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air",
"word": "ຝັດ"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air",
"word": "ventilo"
},
{
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air",
"word": "vētīt"
},
{
"code": "khb",
"lang": "Lü",
"roman": "ḟad",
"sense": "to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air",
"word": "ᦚᧆ"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "vee",
"sense": "to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air",
"word": "вее"
},
{
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air",
"word": "tampi"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air",
"word": "kōwhiuwhiu"
},
{
"code": "zdj",
"lang": "Ngazidja Comorian",
"sense": "to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air",
"word": "upveresa"
},
{
"code": "zdj",
"lang": "Ngazidja Comorian",
"sense": "to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air",
"word": "utsepva"
},
{
"code": "nod",
"lang": "Northern Thai",
"sense": "to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air",
"word": "ᨺᩢ᩠ᨯ"
},
{
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air",
"word": "ventar"
},
{
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air",
"word": "vanar"
},
{
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air",
"word": "porgar"
},
{
"code": "cu",
"lang": "Church Slavic",
"roman": "vějati",
"sense": "to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"imperfective"
],
"word": "вѣꙗти"
},
{
"code": "orv",
"lang": "Old East Slavic",
"roman": "vějati",
"sense": "to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "вѣꙗти"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "wiać"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air",
"word": "joeirar"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "véjatʹ",
"sense": "to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "ве́ять"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "otvéivatʹ",
"sense": "to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "отве́ивать"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "otvéjatʹ",
"sense": "to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "отве́ять"
},
{
"code": "shn",
"lang": "Shan",
"roman": "phát",
"sense": "to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air",
"word": "ၽတ်း"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air",
"word": "viať"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air",
"word": "ahechar"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air",
"word": "cribar"
},
{
"code": "te",
"lang": "Telugu",
"roman": "cerugu",
"sense": "to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air",
"word": "చెరుగు"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "fàt",
"sense": "to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air",
"word": "ฝัด"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air",
"word": "harman savurmak"
},
{
"code": "ota",
"lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
"roman": "savurmak",
"sense": "to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air",
"word": "صاورمق"
},
{
"code": "ota",
"lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
"roman": "yabalamak",
"sense": "to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air",
"word": "یابالامق"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "víjaty",
"sense": "to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "ві́яти"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air",
"word": "sàng"
},
{
"code": "yo",
"lang": "Yoruba",
"sense": "to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air",
"word": "fẹ́"
},
{
"code": "yo",
"lang": "Yoruba",
"sense": "to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air",
"word": "fẹ́kà"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "presjavam",
"sense": "figuratively: to separate, sift, analyze, test",
"word": "пресявам"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "figuratively: to separate, sift, analyze, test",
"word": "seuloa"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "figuratively: to separate, sift, analyze, test",
"word": "séparer"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "figuratively: to separate, sift, analyze, test",
"word": "trennen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "figuratively: to separate, sift, analyze, test",
"word": "separieren"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "figuratively: to separate, sift, analyze, test",
"word": "aussortieren"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "figuratively: to separate, sift, analyze, test",
"word": "sichten"
},
{
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "figuratively: to separate, sift, analyze, test",
"word": "separar"
},
{
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "figuratively: to separate, sift, analyze, test",
"word": "analisar"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "figuratively: to separate, sift, analyze, test",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "odsiać"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "figuratively: to separate, sift, analyze, test",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "odsiewać"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "figuratively: to separate, sift, analyze, test",
"word": "joeirar"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "figuratively: to separate, sift, analyze, test",
"word": "separar"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "figuratively: to separate, sift, analyze, test",
"word": "sålla"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "figuratively: to separate, sift, analyze, test",
"word": "ayırmak"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "figuratively: to separate, sift, analyze, test",
"word": "inceleyip ayıklamak"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "vidsivaty",
"sense": "figuratively: to separate, sift, analyze, test",
"word": "відсівати"
}
],
"word": "winnow"
}
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"English 2-syllable words",
"English countable nouns",
"English entries with incorrect language header",
"English lemmas",
"English nouns",
"English terms derived from Middle English",
"English terms derived from Old English",
"English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
"English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
"English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
"English terms inherited from Middle English",
"English terms inherited from Old English",
"English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
"English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
"English terms with IPA pronunciation",
"English terms with audio links",
"English verbs",
"Rhymes:English/ɪnəʊ",
"Rhymes:English/ɪnəʊ/2 syllables"
],
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"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "enm",
"3": "winewen"
},
"expansion": "Middle English winewen",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "enm",
"2": "windewen"
},
"expansion": "windewen",
"name": "m"
},
{
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"1": "enm",
"2": "windwen"
},
"expansion": "windwen",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "ang",
"3": "windwian",
"t": "to winnow, fan, ventilate"
},
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"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "gmw-pro",
"3": "*windwōn"
},
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"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "gem-pro",
"3": "*windwōną"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Germanic *windwōną",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "gem-pro",
"2": "*winþijaną",
"t": "to throw about, winnow"
},
"expansion": "*winþijaną (“to throw about, winnow”)",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "ine-pro",
"3": "*wē-",
"t": "to winnow, thresh"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *wē- (“to winnow, thresh”)",
"name": "der"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "gmh",
"2": "winden",
"t": "to winnow"
},
"expansion": "Middle High German winden (“to winnow”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "is",
"2": "vinsa",
"t": "to pick out, weed"
},
"expansion": "Icelandic vinsa (“to pick out, weed”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "la",
"2": "vannus",
"t": "a winnowing basket"
},
"expansion": "Latin vannus (“a winnowing basket”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "fan"
},
"expansion": "fan",
"name": "l"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "van"
},
"expansion": "van",
"name": "l"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Middle English winewen, windewen, windwen, from Old English windwian (“to winnow, fan, ventilate”), from Proto-West Germanic *windwōn, from Proto-Germanic *windwōną, *winþijaną (“to throw about, winnow”), from Proto-Indo-European *wē- (“to winnow, thresh”). Cognate with Middle High German winden (“to winnow”), Icelandic vinsa (“to pick out, weed”), Latin vannus (“a winnowing basket”). See fan, van.",
"forms": [
{
"form": "winnows",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
}
],
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"args": {},
"expansion": "winnow (plural winnows)",
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}
],
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"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
"glosses": [
"That which winnows or which is used in winnowing; a contrivance for fanning or winnowing grain."
],
"links": [
[
"contrivance",
"contrivance"
]
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"The act of winnowing"
]
}
],
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{
"ipa": "/ˈwɪnoʊ/",
"tags": [
"US"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈwɪnəʊ/",
"tags": [
"UK"
]
},
{
"rhymes": "-ɪnəʊ"
},
{
"audio": "en-us-winnow.ogg",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/5/53/En-us-winnow.ogg/En-us-winnow.ogg.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/53/En-us-winnow.ogg",
"tags": [
"US"
],
"text": "Audio (US)"
}
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{
"code": "ain",
"lang": "Ainu",
"roman": "mui",
"sense": "something that winnows",
"word": "ムイ"
},
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "ḏarrāya",
"sense": "something that winnows",
"word": "ذَرَّايَة"
},
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "miḏrāh",
"sense": "something that winnows",
"word": "مِذْرَاة"
},
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "minfaḍ",
"sense": "something that winnows",
"word": "مِنْفَض"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "jī",
"sense": "something that winnows",
"word": "箕"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "something that winnows",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "vějička"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "something that winnows",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "fukar"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "something that winnows",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "čistící stroj"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "something that winnows",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine"
],
"word": "wan"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "something that winnows",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "tarare"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "something that winnows",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "van"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "something that winnows",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "crible"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "something that winnows",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "xoeira"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "something that winnows",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "cribo"
},
{
"alt": "み",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "mi",
"sense": "something that winnows",
"word": "箕"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "saraejilhada",
"sense": "something that winnows",
"word": "사래질하다"
},
{
"alt": "みーじょーきー mījōkī, むいじょーきー muijōkī",
"code": "xug",
"lang": "Kunigami",
"sense": "something that winnows",
"word": "箕笊筒"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "vealka",
"sense": "something that winnows",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "веалка"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "something that winnows",
"word": "kōwhiuwhiu"
},
{
"code": "mvi",
"lang": "Miyako",
"roman": "mui",
"sense": "something that winnows",
"word": "箕"
},
{
"code": "ryn",
"lang": "Northern Amami-Oshima",
"roman": "sanbara",
"sense": "something that winnows",
"word": "さんばら"
},
{
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "something that winnows",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ventador"
},
{
"code": "okn",
"lang": "Oki-No-Erabu",
"roman": "hara",
"sense": "something that winnows",
"word": "はら"
},
{
"alt": "みーぞーきー",
"code": "ryu",
"lang": "Okinawan",
"roman": "mīzōkī",
"sense": "something that winnows",
"word": "箕笊筒"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "something that winnows",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "wiejadło"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "something that winnows",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "joeira"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "véjalka",
"sense": "something that winnows",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ве́ялка"
},
{
"code": "tkn",
"lang": "Toku-No-Shima",
"roman": "hāra",
"sense": "something that winnows",
"word": "はーら"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "something that winnows",
"word": "atkı"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "something that winnows",
"word": "yaba"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "vijalka",
"sense": "something that winnows",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "віялка"
},
{
"alt": "そーぎ",
"code": "rys",
"lang": "Yaeyama",
"roman": "sōgi",
"sense": "something that winnows",
"word": "笊筒"
},
{
"alt": "うむい",
"code": "yoi",
"lang": "Yonaguni",
"roman": "umui",
"sense": "something that winnows",
"word": "御御"
}
],
"word": "winnow"
}
This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable All languages combined dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-05-01 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-04-21 using wiktextract (f4fd8c9 and c9440ce). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.
If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.