select vs winnow

winnow vs select

select is not a noun while winnow is a noun.

select is an adjective but winnow is not an adjective.

select and winnow both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
select	No	Yes	Yes	No
winnow	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, winnow is a hyponym of select; that is, winnow is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than select:

select: pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
winnow: select desirable parts from a group or list

Other hyponyms of select include empanel, impanel, panel, anoint, field, sieve, sift, draw, dial, go, plump, pick, elect, excerpt, extract, take out, cull out, cream off, skim off, pick over, sieve out, assign, set apart, specify, single out, think of, define, determine, fix, limit, set, specify, adopt, espouse, follow, screen, screen out, sieve, sort, vote in, elect, nominate, propose, vote.

select (noun)	winnow (noun)
	the act of separating grain from chaff

select (adjective)	winnow (adjective)
selected or chosen for special qualifications
of superior grade

select (verb)	winnow (verb)
pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives	blow away or off with a current of air
	select desirable parts from a group or list
	separate the chaff from grain by using air currents
	blow on

Difference between select and winnow

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