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- pronunciation:
- sIv
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb & intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word Explorer
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noun |
| definition: |
a utensil with a wire mesh or finely perforated bottom, used as a strainer or to sift or purée solids.
- similar words:
- filter
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb & intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
sieves, sieving, sieved |
| definition: |
to pass or force through, or as if through, a sieve; sift.
- similar words:
- bolt, sift, strain
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| derivation: |
sievelike (adj.) |
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