ventilo — meaning in English

English meaning

• fan noun A device, hand-held or powered, that moves air to cool someone or something down.
• winnow verb To subject (granular material, especially food grain) to a current of air separating heavier and lighter components, as grain from chaff.

Senses

ventilo is used for these senses in English:

• fan (transitive) To blow air on (something) by means of a fan (hand-held, mechanical or electrical) or otherwise.
• winnow (transitive, agriculture, literal) To subject (granular material, especially food grain) to a current of air separating heavier and lighter components, as grain from chaff.

fan — full definition

1. noun A device, hand-held or powered, that moves air to cool someone or something down.
2. noun A person who admires and follows a performer, team, or interest closely.
3. verb To move air onto something using a fan or a waving motion, or to spread out in a fan shape.

winnow — full definition

1. verb To subject (granular material, especially food grain) to a current of air separating heavier and lighter components, as grain from chaff.
2. verb To separate, sift, analyse, or test by separating items having different values.
3. verb To blow upon or toss about by blowing; to set in motion as with a fan or wings.
4. verb To move about with a flapping motion, as of wings; to flutter.

Related Latin words