sieve

Letters that make sieve

s, e, i, v are letters that make 'sieve'

Words within sieve

IE, si, SI, Eve, eve, ie, eV, Si are words within 'sieve'

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

sieved, sieves are words created by adding a letter to 'sieve'


5 possible definitions for 'sieve'

Sieve as "a strainer for separating lumps from powdered material or grading particles"

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

Synonyms

screen has the same meaning as sieve

sieve as a type

'sieve' can be a type of strainer.

Types of sieve

riddle, sifter are types of 'sieve'.

Derivatives of sieve

sift, riddle, sieve, strain, screen are derivatives of 'sieve'.


Sieve as "check and sort carefully"

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

Synonyms

sift has the same meaning as sieve

sieve as a type

'sieve' can be a type of canvass, analyse, analyze, examine, canvas, study.


Sieve as "separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements"

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

Synonyms

sift, strain have the same meaning as 'sieve'

sieve as a type

'sieve' can be a type of separate.

Types of sieve

resift, riddle, rice, fan, screen, winnow are types of 'sieve'.

Derivatives of sieve

sieve, sifter, screen, strainer, winnow, winnowing, sifting are derivatives of 'sieve'.


Sieve as "examine in order to test suitability"

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

Synonyms

screen out, screen, sort have the same meaning as 'sieve'

sieve as a type

'sieve' can be a type of pick out, choose, select, take.

Derivatives of sieve

screener, sort, sorting, screening are derivatives of 'sieve'.


Sieve as "distinguish and separate out"

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

Synonyms

sift has the same meaning as sieve

sieve as a type

'sieve' can be a type of pick out, choose, select, take.



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