sieve

Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

I - noun

a strainer for separating lumps from powdered material or grading particles (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
screen
• Derivationally related forms:
screen (for: screen), sift
• Hypernyms:
strainer
• Hyponyms:
riddle, sifter

II - verb

1. examine in order to test suitability
- screen these samples
- screen the job applicants
• Syn:
screen, screen out, sort
• Derivationally related forms:
sort (for: sort), screening (for: screen), screener (for: screen)
• Hypernyms:
choose, take, select, pick out
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
2. check and sort carefully
- sift the information
• Syn:
sift
• Hypernyms:
analyze, analyse, study, examine, canvass, canvas
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
3. separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements
- sift the flour
• Syn:
sift, strain
• See Also:
sieve out
• Derivationally related forms:
strainer (for: strain), sifter (for: sift), sifting (for: sift), sieve (for: sift)
• Hypernyms:
separate
• Hyponyms:
rice, resift, riddle, screen, winnow, fan
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
4. distinguish and separate out
- sift through the job candidates
• Syn:
sift
• Hypernyms:
choose, take, select, pick out
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  screen, sift, strain, screen out, sort