sieves
Holey kitchen tools
Sieves are mesh or perforated tools for separating fine particles from coarse ones, or solids from liquids.
Flour passes through a sieve; rocks don't.
The verb means to pass something through such a device, or to examine carefully: Police sieved through the evidence.
A memory like a sieve retains nothing.
Perforated draining vessel
- colanderKitchen bowl for draining
- meshInterlocking open weave
- chinoisFine conical kitchen sieve
- tamisCloth-based kitchen strainer
drain · rinse · filter · kitchenware · utensil · pasta · spaghetti · quinoa
Absence in matter
- boilHeat to bubbling point
- hydraulicRelating to pressurized liquids
- strainerPerforated draining vessel
- rapidsTurbulent river section
current · obstruction · debris · logs · branches · entrapment · danger · river
Separating solids from liquids
- strainingExerting intense effort
- sortingArranging into sequence
- categorizingAssigning to groups
- screeningEvaluative selection process
partitioning · isolating · extracting · selecting · discriminating · grading · classifying · refining
Searching for mineral wealth
- miningExtracting earth's resources
- sandFine rock particles
- gravelLoose small rock fragments
- particlesMinute pieces of matter
screening · sorting · classification · gradation · vibrating · shaker · agitation · granules
Milled grain powder
- sifterFine-mesh separating tool
- cocoaGround cacao seed powder
- leaveningSubstance causing dough expansion
- aerationInfusing with oxygen
lumps · dusting · pastry · cake · batter · confectionery · icing · measuring
Act of unearthing
- trowelFlat blade for spreading
- artifactsHuman-made historical objects
- stratigraphyStudy of rock layers
- potsherdsFragments of broken ceramics
dig · site · sediment · trench · layer · context · grid · soil
Separating solids from liquids
- clarificationMaking meaning plain
- refinementElegance of manner
- distillationPurification via vaporization
- impuritiesUnwanted substances within something
clarifying · decantation · precipitation · extraction · zeolite · membrane
strainer
Perforated draining vessel
tamis · drain · rinse · filter · kitchenware · utensil · pasta · spaghetti · quinoa · food-preparation
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Absence in matter
- boilHeat to bubbling point
- hydraulicRelating to pressurized liquids
- strainerPerforated draining vessel
rapids · current · obstruction · debris · logs · branches · entrapment · danger · river · kayaking
filtration
Separating solids from liquids
- strainingExerting intense effort
- sortingArranging into sequence
- categorizingAssigning to groups
screening · partitioning · isolating · extracting · selecting · discriminating · grading · classifying · refining · clarifying
prospecting
Searching for mineral wealth
particles · screening · sorting · classification · gradation · vibrating · shaker · agitation · granules · aggregate
flour
Milled grain powder
- sifterFine-mesh separating tool
- cocoaGround cacao seed powder
- leaveningSubstance causing dough expansion
aeration · lumps · dusting · pastry · cake · batter · confectionery · icing · measuring · mixing
excavation
Act of unearthing
- trowelFlat blade for spreading
- artifactsHuman-made historical objects
- stratigraphyStudy of rock layers
potsherds · dig · site · sediment · trench · layer · context · grid · soil · screening
filtration
Separating solids from liquids
- clarificationMaking meaning plain
- refinementElegance of manner
- distillationPurification via vaporization
impurities · clarifying · decantation · precipitation · extraction · zeolite · membrane
- flour millingflour, grinding, millstones, flour mills, wheat flour
- kitchenwarepot, pan, pots, pans, knife
- fieldwork toolstrowel, brush, shovel, pickaxe, screen mesh
- combine partsheader, rotor, concave, separator, grain elevator
- pottery supplieskiln, potter's wheel, pottery wheel, clay, slip
- geology toolsrock hammer, hand lens, streak plate, thin section, loupe
sievesmixers
Combination devices or gatherings
blenders · combiners · amalgamators · homogenizers · agitators
sievescollectors
Those who systematically acquire
receptacles · retainers · seals · plugs · stoppers
- 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