sift

sift is a 4-letter English word with 7 senses as transitive verb and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To separate with a sieve, as the fine part of a substance from the coarse; as, to sift meal or flour; to sift powder; to sift sand or lime. Face value is 7 in Scrabble and 7 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

4 letters · Scrabble 7 · Words With Friends 7 · 7 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. To separate with a sieve, as the fine part of a substance from the coarse; as, to sift meal or flour; to sift powder; to sift sand or lime.
2. transitive verb. To separate or part as if with a sieve.
3. transitive verb. To examine critically or minutely; to scrutinize.
4. verb. distinguish and separate out

   "sift through the job candidates"

   Synonyms: sieve

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

   "sift the flour"

   Synonyms: sieve, strain

6. verb. check and sort carefully

   "sift the information"

   Synonyms: sieve

7. verb. move as if through a sieve

   "The soldiers sifted through the woods"

Synonyms

sieve, strain

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in sift:

fist, fits

Common word forms

sifts, sifted, sifter, sifting

Words from these letters

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