Definition of sieve
English to English noun - a strainer for separating lumps from powdered material or grading particles
source: WordNet 3.0 - 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.
source: Webster 1913 verb - examine in order to test suitability
Screen these samples.
Screen the job applicants.
source: WordNet 3.0 - check and sort carefully
Sift the information.
source: WordNet 3.0 - separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements
Sift the flour.
source: WordNet 3.0 - distinguish and separate out
Sift through the job candidates.
source: WordNet 3.0 English to Tagalog noun - [siv] Bithay
source: Diccionario Ingles-Español-Tagalog
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