SEPARATE (OR SORT) THE WHEAT FROM THE CHAFF

Meaning of SEPARATE (OR SORT) THE WHEAT FROM THE CHAFF in English

separate ( or sort) the wheat from the chaff

distinguish valuable people or things from worthless ones.

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Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

CHAFF — drachallia, pleve
English interlingue dictionary
WHEAT — Any of various cereal grasses in the genus Triticum of the Poaceae (or Gramineae) family, one of the oldest and …
Английский словарь Британика
SORT — I. ˈsȯ(ə)r]t, -ȯ(ə)], usu ]d.+V\ noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French sorte, probably from Medieval Latin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SEPARATE — I. ˈsepəˌrāt also -eˌprāt; usu -ād+V verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English separaten, from Latin separatus, past participle of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OR — I. _ə(r), (|)ȯ(ə)r, (|)ȯ(ə), in southern US also (|)ä(r) conjunction Etymology: Middle English other, or, from Old English oththe, oththa, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CHAFF — I. ˈchaf, -aa(ə)f, -aif, -ȧf noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English chaf, chef, from Old English ceaf; akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WHEAT — ˈhwēt also ˈwēt, usu -ēd.+V noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English whete, from Old English hwǣte; …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FROM — _f(r)əm, _f ə m, |främ, |frəm, _främ preposition Etymology: Middle English fram, from, from Old English; akin to Old English …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SORT — (n.) A kind or species; any number or collection of individual persons or things characterized by the same or like …
Английский словарь Webster
SEPARATE — (p. a.) Disunited from the body; disembodied; as, a separate spirit; the separate state of souls.
Английский словарь Webster
SEPARATE — ( p. a. ) Disunited from the body; disembodied; as, a separate spirit; the separate state of souls.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SORT — — sortable , adj. — sortably , adv. — sorter , n. /sawrt/ , n. 1. a particular kind, species, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SEPARATE — — separately , adv. — separateness , n. v. /sep"euh rayt'/ ; adj. , n. /sep"euhr it/ , v. , …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CHAFF — chaff 1 — chaffless , adj. — chafflike , adj. /chaf, chahf/ , n. 1. the husks of grains and …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SORT — I. ˈsȯrt noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, fate, lot, characteristic, from Latin sort-, sors lot, share, category — more …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SEPARATE — I. ˈse-p(ə-)ˌrāt verb ( -rat·ed ; -rat·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, from Latin separatus, past participle of separare, from se- …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CHAFF — I. ˈchaf noun Etymology: Middle English chaf, from Old English ceaf; akin to Old High German cheva husk Date: before …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WHEAT — noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English whete, from Old English hwǣte; akin to Old High German weizzi wheat, hwīz, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SORT — noun chance; lot; destiny. 2. sort ·noun a pair; a set; a suit. 3. sort ·noun manner; form of being …
Webster English vocab
SEPARATE — vt to set apart; to select from among others, as for a special use or service. 2. separate ·p.a. disunited …
Webster English vocab
CHAFF — noun light jesting talk; banter; raillery. 2. chaff ·noun straw or hay cut up fine for the food of cattle. …
Webster English vocab
WHEAT — [wheat] n, often attrib [ME whete, fr. OE hwaete; akin to OHG weizzi wheat, hwiz, wiz white--more at white] (bef. …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SORT — [sort] n [ME, fr. MF sorte, prob. fr. ML sort-, sors, fr. L, chance, lot--more at series] (14c) 1 a: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SEPARATE — [sep.a.rate] vb -rat.ed ; -rat.ing [ME, fr. L separatus, pp. of separare, fr. se- apart + parare to prepare, procure--more …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CHAFF — [chaff] n [ME chaf, fr. OE ceaf; akin to OHG cheva husk] (bef. 12c) 1: the seed coverings and other …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
WHEAT — cereal grass of the Gramineae (Poaceae) family and of the genus Triticum and its edible grain, one of the oldest …
Britannica English vocabulary
WHEAT — wheat BrE AmE wiːt hwiːt ▶ ˈ wheat germ BrE AmE
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SEPARATE — I sepa|rate verb BrE AmE ˈsep ə |reɪt ▷ sepa|rated reɪt ɪd -əd AmE reɪt̬ əd ▷ sepa|rates reɪts ▷ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
CHAFF — chaff BrE AmE tʃɑːf tʃæf AmE tʃæf ▷ chaffed tʃɑːft tʃæft AmE tʃæft ▷ chaffing ˈtʃɑːf ɪŋ ˈtʃæf- AmE ˈtʃæf- …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WHEAT — / wiːt; NAmE / noun [ U ] a plant grown for its grain that is used to produce the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SORT — / sɔːt; NAmE sɔːrt/ noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ C ] a group or type of people or …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SEPARATE — adjective , verb ■ adjective / ˈseprət; NAmE / 1. separate (from sth/sb) forming a unit by itself; not joined …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FROM — / frəm; strong form frɒm; NAmE frʌm; frɑːm/ preposition HELP NOTE : For the special uses of from in phrasal …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WHEAT — wheat /wiːt/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: hwæte ] 1 . the grain that bread …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SORT — I. sort 1 S1 W1 /sɔːt $ sɔːrt/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SEPARATE
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OR — or S1 W1 /ə; strong ɔː $ ər strong ɔːr/ BrE AmE conjunction [ Language: Old English ; Origin: oththe …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FROM — from S1 W1 /frəm; strong frɒm $ frəm strong frʌm, frɑːm/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ] 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CHAFF — chaff /tʃɑːf $ tʃæf/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: ceaf ] 1 . the outer …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WHEAT — n. 1 any cereal plant of the genus Triticum, bearing dense four-sided seed-spikes. 2 its grain, used in making flour …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SORT — n. & v. --n. 1 a group of things etc. with common attributes; a class or kind. 2 (foll. by …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SEPARATE — adj., n., & v. --adj. (often foll. by from) forming a unit that is or may be regarded as apart …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OR — conj. 1 a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FROM — prep. expressing separation or origin, followed by: 1 a person, place, time, etc., that is the starting-point of motion or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CHAFF — n. & v. --n. 1 the husks of corn or other seed separated by winnowing or threshing. 2 chopped hay …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WHEAT — n. 1 any cereal plant of the genus Triticum, bearing dense four-sided seed-spikes. 2 its grain, used in making flour …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SORT — n. & v. n. 1 a group of things etc. with common attributes; a class or kind. 2 (foll. by …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SEPARATE — adj., n., & v. adj. (often foll. by from) forming a unit that is or may be regarded as apart …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OR — conj. 1 a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FROM — prep. expressing separation or origin, followed by: 1 a person, place, time, etc., that is the starting-point of motion or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CHAFF — n. & v. n. 1 the husks of corn or other seed separated by winnowing or threshing. 2 chopped hay …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WHEAT — n.1 any cereal plant of the genus Triticum, bearing dense four-sided seed-spikes. 2 its grain, used in making flour etc. …
Oxford English vocab
SORT — n. & v. --n. 1. a group of things etc. with common attributes; a class or kind. 2 (foll. by …
Oxford English vocab
SEPARATE — adj., n., & v. --adj. (often foll. by from) forming a unit that is or may be regarded as apart …
Oxford English vocab
OR — 1.conj. 1. a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Oxford English vocab
FROM — prep. expressing separation or origin, followed by: 1. a person, place, time, etc., that is the starting-point of motion or …
Oxford English vocab
CHAFF — n. & v. --n. 1. the husks of corn or other seed separated by winnowing or threshing. 2 chopped hay …
Oxford English vocab
WHEAT — ( wheats) Wheat is a cereal crop grown for food. Wheat is also used to refer to the grain of …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SORT — ( sorts, sorting, sorted) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SEPARATE — The adjective and noun are pronounced /sepərət/. The verb is pronounced /sepəreɪt/. ( separated) Frequency: The word is one of …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OR — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use or to link two …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FROM — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CHAFF — 1. Chaff is the outer part of grain such as wheat. It is removed before the grain is used as …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WHEAT — (~s) Wheat is a cereal crop grown for food. Wheat is also used to refer to the grain of this …
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