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filter

Letters that make filter

e, f, l, r, t, i are letters that make 'filter'

Words within filter

ER, te, il, IL, Er, Te are words within 'filter'

Anagrams of filter

trifle, lifter are anagrams of 'filter'

Words created by adding a letter to the beginning or end of filter

filters is a word created by adding a letter to 'filter'

filter is a 6 letter word starting with f
filter is a 6 letter word ending with r

5 possible definitions for 'filter'

Filter as "run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream"

Under this definition, filter is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

dribble, trickle have the same meaning as 'filter'

filter as a type

'filter' can be a type of feed, course, run, flow.

Types of filter

percolate, leach are types of 'filter'.

Derivatives of filter

dribble, drip, trickle are derivatives of 'filter'.

Filter as "pass through"

Under this definition, filter is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

sink in, permeate, percolate have the same meaning as 'filter'

filter as a type

'filter' can be a type of penetrate, perforate.

Types of filter

infiltrate, infiltrate are types of 'filter'.

Derivatives of filter

permeant, filtration, infiltration, permeating, permeative, pervasive, permeation, percolation, pervasion, suffusion are derivatives of 'filter'.

Filter as "an electrical device that alters the frequency spectrum of signals passing through it"

Under this definition, filter is a noun and has the following properties:

filter as a type

'filter' can be a type of electrical device.

Types of filter

high-pass filter, low-pass filter are types of 'filter'.

Filter as "device that removes something from whatever passes through it"

Under this definition, filter is a noun and has the following properties:

filter as a type

'filter' can be a type of device.

Types of filter

air cleaner, bacteria bed, coffee filter, drain basket, filter bed, light filter, diffusing screen, oil filter, fuel filter, strainer, air filter, water filter, glass wool, diatomaceous earth, diatomite, kieselguhr are types of 'filter'.

Derivatives of filter

separate out, filter out, filter, filtrate, strain are derivatives of 'filter'.

Filter as "remove by passing through a filter"

Under this definition, filter is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

separate out, filter out, filtrate, strain have the same meaning as 'filter'

filter as a type

'filter' can be a type of separate.

Derivatives of filter

filter, strainer, filtration, filtrate are derivatives of 'filter'.

Example of filter used within this context

"filter out the impurities"