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sieve

noun

1 sieve

A strainer for separating lumps from powdered material or grading particles.

synonym: screen.

Roget 252a: sponge, honeycomb, network; frit [Chem], filter.    sieve, net, screen (opening) 260.   

Roget 260: hole, foramen; puncture, perforation; fontanel; transforation; pinhole, keyhole, loophole, porthole, peephole, mousehole, pigeonhole; eye of a needle; ... show more

Roget 60: arrangement; plan etc. 626; preparation etc. 673; disposal, disposition; collocation, allocation; distribution; sorting etc. ... show more

Roget 652: cleanness, cleanliness etc. adj.; purity; cleaning etc. v.; purification, defecation etc. v.; purgation, lustration; ... show more

Dutch: zaal, zift, zeef
Polish: sito

verb

1 sieve

Examine in order to test suitability.

synonyms: screen, screen out, sort.

2 sieve

Check and sort carefully.

synonym: sift.

3 sieve

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

synonyms: sift, strain.

Dutch: zift, ziften

4 sieve

Distinguish and separate out.

synonym: sift.


Moby thesaurus: analyze, analyzer, arabesque, assort, basketry, basketwork, bolt, bolter, breaker, cancellation, categorize, centrifuge, clack, clarifier, clarify, classify, clear, colander, collate, contradistinguish ... show more.

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