- sieve, screen - a strainer for separating lumps from powdered material or grading particles
--1 is a kind of strainer
--1 has particulars: riddle; sifterDerived forms: verb sieve3, verb sift2
- screen, screen out, sieve, sort - examine in order to test suitability; "screen these samples"; "screen the job applicants"
--1 is one way to choose, take, select, pick out
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
- sieve, sift - check and sort carefully; "sift the information"
--2 is one way to analyze, analyse, study, examine, canvass, canvas
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- sift, sieve, strain - separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements; "sift the flour"
--3 is one way to separate
Sample sentences:Derived form: noun sieve1
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
- sieve, sift - distinguish and separate out; "sift through the job candidates"
--4 is one way to choose, take, select, pick out
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s somebody