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Sieve Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Sieve? [n] a strainer for separating lumps from powdered material or grading particles [v] distinguish and separate out; "sift through the job candidates" [v] separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements; "sift the flour" [v] check and sort carefully; "sift the information" [v] examine in order to test suitability; "screen these samples"; "screen the job applicants" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Sieve: screen \| screen \| screen out \| sift \| sift \| sort \| strain Related Terms \| Find terms related to Sieve: See Also \| analyse \| analyze \| canvass \| choose \| choose \| examine \| fan \| pick out \| pick out \| pick over \| resift \| rice \| riddle \| riddle \| screen \| select \| select \| separate \| sieve out \| sifter \| strainer \| study \| take \| take \| winnow Sieve In Webster's Dictionary \Sieve\, n. [OE. sive, AS. sife; akin to D. zeef, zift, OHG. sib, G. sieb. [root]151a. Cf. {Sift}.] 1. 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. ``In a sieve thrown and sifted.'' --Chaucer. 2. A kind of coarse basket. --Simmonds. {Sieve cells} (Bot.), cribriform cells. See under {Cribriform}.

Sieve Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Sieve?

[n] a strainer for separating lumps from powdered material or grading particles
[v] distinguish and separate out; "sift through the job candidates"
[v] separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements; "sift the flour"
[v] check and sort carefully; "sift the information"
[v] examine in order to test suitability; "screen these samples"; "screen the job applicants"

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Sieve In Webster's Dictionary

\Sieve\, n. [OE. sive, AS. sife; akin to D. zeef, zift,
OHG. sib, G. sieb. [root]151a. Cf. {Sift}.]
1. 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. ``In a sieve thrown and sifted.'' --Chaucer.

2. A kind of coarse basket. --Simmonds.

{Sieve cells} (Bot.), cribriform cells. See under
   {Cribriform}.

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