Dictionary Entry
sieve
sieve is a 5-letter English word with 7 senses as noun and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A utensil for separating the finer and coarser parts of a pulverized or granulated substance from each other. It consist of a vessel, usually shallow, with the bottom perforated, or made of hair, wire, or the like, woven in meshes. Face value is 8 in Scrabble and 9 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
5 letters · Scrabble 8 · Words With Friends 9 · 7 senses
Definitions
- 1noun
A utensil for separating the finer and coarser parts of a pulverized or granulated substance from each other. It consist of a vessel, usually shallow, with the bottom perforated, or made of hair, wire, or the like, woven in meshes.
- 2noun
A kind of coarse basket.
- 3noun
a strainer for separating lumps from powdered material or grading particles
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- 4verb
distinguish and separate out
"sift through the job candidates"
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- 5verb
separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements
"sift the flour"
- 6verb
check and sort carefully
"sift the information"
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- 7verb
examine in order to test suitability
"screen these samples"
"screen the job applicants"
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