sifts
Screens through mesh
Sifts is the act of passing something through a sieve or filter to separate fine particles from coarse ones: She sifts the flour before mixing.
By extension, to sift is to examine carefully, sorting the useful from the useless: Detectives sifted through the evidence.
He sifts fact from rumor.
Mesh filtering utensil
- strainerPerforated draining vessel
- colanderKitchen bowl for draining
- meshInterlocking open weave
- flourMilled grain powder
grain · winnow · tamis · bolter · chaff · bran · husk · baking
Porous separation device
- screenDisplay or barrier
- percolateFilter through gradually
- purifyRemove unwanted substances
- debrisScattered broken fragments
trap · intercept · barrier · strain · remove · sediment · particulate · cleanse
sieve
Mesh filtering utensil
flour · grain · winnow · tamis · bolter · chaff · bran · husk · baking · powder
filter
Porous separation device
debris · trap · intercept · barrier · strain · remove · sediment · particulate · cleanse · pan
examine
Study with attention
- scrutinizeInspect with close attention
- evaluateDetermine value or quality
- sortMethod of ordering
data · evidence · information · documents · clues · details · findings · records · reports · archives
search
Act of seeking
rummage · seek · uncover · discover · detect · trace · track · find · locate · browse
- mental actionsthinks, considers, understands, perceives, recognizes
siftscombines
Merges multiple into one
mixes · blends · merges · amalgamates · mingles
siftstakes at face value
Believes as presented
ignores · overlooks · disregards · neglects · glosses over
siftsclumps
Masses stuck together
compacts · packs · compresses · coarsens · aggregates
- sift throughExamine methodically for findings
- sift outRemove by filtering
- sifting throughExamining carefully to sort
- sifted throughExamined methodically for selection
- sifted outRemoved through careful sorting
- flour sifterMesh tool for baking powder
sift, sifter, sifting, sifted, sifters, unsifted, siftings, resifted, siftable