sieve
Kitchen mesh tool
A sieve is a utensil with a mesh or perforated bottom used for straining solids from liquids or separating finer particles from coarser ones.
Flour sifters and colanders are types of sieves.
The verb sieve means to pass something through a sieve: Sieve the flour before adding it to the batter.
Figuratively, to sieve is to sort or filter: We sieved through hundreds of applications.
If someone has a memory like a sieve, they forget things easily.
Kitchen bowl for draining
- strainerPerforated draining vessel
- rinseWash without scrubbing
- drainChannel for wastewater
- pastaShaped wheat dough
spaghetti · vegetables · quinoa · rice · beans · legumes · berries · draining
Porous separation device
- strainExcessive stretching force
- separateTo set apart
- purifyRemove unwanted substances
- clarifyMake something understandable
percolate · sediment · particulate · membrane · porous · permeable · screen · impurities
Interwoven metal strands
- wovenInterlaced on loom
- apertureAdjustable optical inlet
- gridFramework of intersecting lines
- latticeOpenwork of crossed strips
holes · perforations · gauge · fine · coarse · screen · openings · interstice
Act of unearthing
- screenDisplay or barrier
- soilGround matter for planting
- artifactsHuman-made historical objects
- sherdsBroken pottery fragments
finds · bones · seeds · flotation · recovery · sediment · deposit · dig site
Mind's retention capacity
- mindSeat of consciousness
- leakyAllowing unwanted seepage
- forgetfulFailing to retain information
- porousAllowing passage of fluids
filter out · sort · separate · discern · discriminate · select · retain · pass through
- prime numbersIntegers divisible only by one and themselves
- algorithmFinite problem-solving procedure
- number theoryPure math studying integers
- computationalRelating to digital calculation
integers · composite · elimination · systematic · mathematical · divisibility · sequence
Systematic grouping by traits
- gradationIncremental transition between stages
- screeningEvaluative selection process
- soil analysisEvaluating ground composition
- aggregateCombined sum total
fines · oversized · undersized · sample · laboratory · grain size
colander
Kitchen bowl for draining
pasta · spaghetti · vegetables · quinoa · rice · beans · legumes · berries · draining · perforated
filter
Porous separation device
clarify · percolate · sediment · particulate · membrane · porous · permeable · screen · impurities · residue
wire mesh
Interwoven metal strands
lattice · holes · perforations · gauge · fine · coarse · screen · openings · interstice · weave
excavation
Act of unearthing
sherds · finds · bones · seeds · flotation · recovery · sediment · deposit · dig site · quadrant
memory
Mind's retention capacity
porous · filter out · sort · separate · discern · discriminate · select · retain · pass through · information
Eratosthenes
- prime numbersIntegers divisible only by one and themselves
- algorithmFinite problem-solving procedure
- number theoryPure math studying integers
computational · integers · composite · elimination · systematic · mathematical · divisibility · sequence
classification
Systematic grouping by traits
- gradationIncremental transition between stages
- screeningEvaluative selection process
- soil analysisEvaluating ground composition
aggregate · fines · oversized · undersized · sample · laboratory · grain size
- kitchenwarepot, pan, pots, pans, knife
- separationseparate, straining, divide, filtration, split
- strainersstrainer, colander, mesh strainer, fine mesh strainer, tea strainer
- filtersair filter, HEPA filter, carbon filter, screen filter, highpass
- kitchen antiquescauldron, hearth, cast iron pot, cast iron skillet, butter churn
- drain helperscolander, strainer, plunger, drain snake, auger
sievebucket
Open-top carrying vessel
barrel · tank · reservoir · airtight container · solid surface
sievemixer
Combines ingredients or people
blender · adulterate · defile · homogenizer · combine
sievewatertight
Prevents liquid from passing
sealed · impermeable · solid · leakproof · hermetic
- memory like a sieveTendency to forget everything
- leak like a sieveFail completely at containment
- mind like a sieveExtremely poor memory
- brain like a sieveExtremely poor memory
- have a mind like a sieveExtremely poor memory
- head like a sieveExtremely poor memory