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Sieve

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Noun

1. screen, sieve

a strainer for separating lumps from powdered material or grading particles

Verb

2. screen, screen out, sieve, sort

examine in order to test suitability

Example Sentences:
'screen these samples'
'screen the job applicants'

3. sieve, sift

check and sort carefully

Example Sentences:
'sift the information'

4. sieve, sift, strain

separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements

Example Sentences:
'sift the flour'

5. sieve, sift

distinguish and separate out

Example Sentences:
'sift through the job candidates'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Sieve

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noun
1. 
a device for separating lumps from powdered material, straining liquids, grading particles, etc, consisting of a container with a mesh or perforated bottom through which the material is shaken or poured
2. rare
a person who gossips and spreads secrets
3.  memory like a sieve
verb
4. 
to pass or cause to pass through a sieve
5. (transitive; often foll by out)
to separate or remove (lumps, materials, etc) by use of a sieve

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Sieve

see synonyms of sieve
noun
1. 
a utensil having many small meshed or perforated openings, used to strain solids from liquids, to separate fine particles of loose matter from coarser ones, etc.; sifter; strainer
verb transitive, verb intransitiveWord forms: sieved or ˈsieving
2. 
to put or pass through a sieve; sift

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Sieve

see synonyms of sieve
n.
A utensil of wire mesh or closely perforated metal or plastic, used for straining, sifting, ricing, or puréeing.
v. sieved, siev·ing, sieves
v.tr.
To pass through a sieve.
v.intr.
To use a sieve; sift.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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