SIEVE


Meaning of SIEVE in English

n. 25B6; noun use a sieve to strain the mixture : STRAINER, sifter, filter, riddle, screen.

25B6; verb

sieve the mixture into a bowl : STRAIN, sift, screen, filter, riddle; archaic bolt.

the coins were sieved from the ash : SEPARATE OUT, filter out, sift, sort out, divide, segregate, extract.

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