sifting
Separating fine particles
Sifting is the act of passing something through a sieve or fine mesh to separate particles by size.
Flour is sifted to remove lumps and aerate it.
Beyond the kitchen, sifting describes any careful sorting through material: Investigators spent weeks sifting through the evidence.
To sift is to examine methodically, separating what matters from what doesn't.
Milled grain powder
- sieveMesh filtering utensil
- meshInterlocking open weave
- strainerPerforated draining vessel
- colanderKitchen bowl for draining
winnowing · chaff · grain · powder · particles · granules · sediment · tamis
Arranging into sequence
- chaffProtective seed coverings
- huskDry seed covering
- impuritiesUnwanted substances within something
- debrisScattered broken fragments
residue · aggregate · particulate · screening · grading · classifying · refining · removing
Showing extreme attention to detail
- methodicalOrganized and deliberate
- systematicFollowing ordered procedures
- painstakingExtremely careful and thorough
- thoroughComplete in every detail
careful · deliberate · detailed · scrutinizing · examining · combing · poring · going through
flour
Milled grain powder
colander · winnowing · chaff · grain · powder · particles · granules · sediment · tamis · bolting
sorting
Arranging into sequence
- chaffProtective seed coverings
- huskDry seed covering
- impuritiesUnwanted substances within something
debris · residue · aggregate · particulate · screening · grading · classifying · refining · removing · discarding
meticulous
Showing extreme attention to detail
- methodicalOrganized and deliberate
- systematicFollowing ordered procedures
- painstakingExtremely careful and thorough
thorough · careful · deliberate · detailed · scrutinizing · examining · combing · poring · going through · working through
evidence
Facts supporting truth
records · data · information · details · facts · files · emails · rubble · wreckage · debris
data
Facts for analysis
- patternsRecurring arrangements or designs
- evidenceFacts supporting truth
- informationKnowledge about something
findings · insights · trends · anomalies · facts · details · variables · metrics · discerning · evaluating
- powderingdusting, sprinkling, flouring, dredging, coating
- enamelingcloisonne, cloisonné, grisaille, kiln, frit
- grain processingmilling, grinding, flour milling, stone grinding, hulling
- Shabbat prohibitionsplowing, sowing, reaping, threshing, winnowing
- bakingbaking, bread baking, cake decorating, mixing, whisking
- excavationdig, excavation, excavating, excavator, digging
siftingmixing
Combining into one mass
blending · combining · merging · amalgamating · folding in
siftingtaking at face value
Believing something as presented
overlooking · glossing over · rubber-stamping · disregarding
siftingclumping
Forming into lumps
compacting · coarsening · chunking · packing · muddling
- sifting throughExamining carefully to sort
- flour siftingPassing powder through mesh