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winnows down

winnows down is the third-person singular simple present indicative of winnow down.

Meaning of winnow down

Verb

winnow down (third-person singular simple present winnows down, present participle winnowing down, simple past and past participle winnowed down)

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To reduce the number of candidates for something by judging their quality and rejecting some.

Questions about winnows down

What is winnows down the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Winnows down is the third-person singular simple present indicative of winnow down.

Words near winnows down in the dictionary

  1. winnowing-forks
  2. winnowing-shovel
  3. winnowing-shovels
  4. winnowings
  5. winnows
  6. winnows down
  7. winnows grain from chaff
  8. winnows the wheat from the chaff
  9. winnows up
  10. Winnsboro
  11. WinNT

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