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Winnow
- noun - blow away or off with a current of air; "winnow chaff"
- blow on; "The wind was winnowing her hair"; "the wind winnowed the grass"
- 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"
- separate the chaff from by using air currents; "She stood there winnowing chaff all day in the field"
- the act of separating grain from chaff; "the winnowing was done by women"
Wisdom
- noun - ability to apply knowledge or experience or understanding or common sense and insight
- accumulated knowledge or erudition or enlightenment
- an Apocryphal book consisting mainly of a meditation on wisdom; although ascribed to Solomon it was probably written in the first century BC
- Brigadier General Evan Alexander Wisdom, CB, CMG, DSO, VD (29 September 1869 – 7 December 1945) was an Australian politician, businessman and a senior officer of the Australian Army in the First World War.
- the quality of being prudent and sensible
- the trait of utilizing knowledge and experience with common sense and insight
- wisdom tooth back molar
Wittol
- noun - an archaic term for a cuckold who knows about his wife's infidelity but tolerates it
Wonton
- noun - a Chinese dumpling filled with spiced minced pork; usually served in soup
- a soup with won ton dumplings
XOANON
- unknown - primitive, usually wooden image of deity said to have fallen from heaven
Yangon
- noun - the capital and largest city of Myanmar; located in the south near the Irrawaddy river delta
Yarrow
- noun - ubiquitous strong-scented mat-forming Eurasian herb of wasteland, hedgerow or pasture having narrow serrate leaves and small usually white florets; widely naturalized in North America
Yaupon
- - A shrub (Ilex Cassine) of the Holly family, native from Virginia to Florida. The smooth elliptical leaves are used as a substitute for tea, and were formerly used in preparing the black drink of the Indians of North Carolina. Called also South-Sea tea.