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Threshing

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v. Present participle of thresh.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. The operation by which grain is separated from the straw.

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n. the separation of grain or seeds from the husks and straw

Word Usage

"The barley, after threshing, is parched and ground, to form "tsampa;" the tsampa is mixed with cold or hot water as preferred, and eaten like porridge; the Tibetan eats little else except chilies."

Verb Form

threshed threshes threshing

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

beat work over beat-up flap

Unknown

thrash flail

Variant

thrash

Form

threshed threshing

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

thrash

Rhyme

Words with the same terminal sound

Pradesh Ritesh afresh creche enmesh

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

tattler thrash winnow sow husking