threshes
Separates grain violently
Threshes is the act of separating grain from stalks and husks, traditionally by beating or trampling: The farmer threshes wheat after harvest.
The word extends to any vigorous beating or flailing motion.
To thresh out or thresh over a problem is to work through it exhaustively, examining every angle.
Swing limbs erratically
- winnowingSeparating grain from chaff
- chaffProtective seed coverings
- grainCereal plant's harvest unit
- sheavesBound clusters of stalks
harvest · husk · straw · sickle · scythe · combine · reaper · granary
Strenuous, prolonged effort
- exertionVigorous physical effort
- gruelingExtremely tiring and demanding
- arduousDemanding strenuous effort
- backbreakingExtremely physically demanding
sweat · effort · drudgery · fatigue · strenuous · tiring · wearisome · grind
flail
Swing limbs erratically
sheaves · harvest · husk · straw · sickle · scythe · combine · reaper · granary · barn
toil
Strenuous, prolonged effort
- exertionVigorous physical effort
- gruelingExtremely tiring and demanding
- arduousDemanding strenuous effort
backbreaking · sweat · effort · drudgery · fatigue · strenuous · tiring · wearisome · grind · demanding
beat
Rhythmic pulse or strike
- flailingUncontrolled limb movement
- swingSuspended recreational seat
- poundingForceful repeated striking
striking · rhythm · repetition · stroke · whipping · lashing · beating · churning · agitation · movement
sift
Separate coarse from fine
sort · divide · isolate · filter · remove · hull · husk · partition · disentangle · categorize
- threshing floorSurface for grain separation
- threshing machineGrain-stalk separation apparatus
- thresher sharkShark with elongated caudal fin
- thresh outDiscuss until resolved
thresh, thresher, threshing, threshed, threshers, unthreshed