Definition: a strainer for separating lumps from powdered material or grading particles
Similar words: strainer
Definition: a filter to retain larger pieces while smaller pieces and liquids pass through
Definition: distinguish and separate out
Usage: sift through the job candidates
Similar words: select, choose, take, pick out
Definition: pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
Usage: Take any one of these cards; Choose a good husband for your daughter; She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her
Definition: separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements
Usage: sift the flour
Similar words: separate
Definition: divide into components or constituents
Usage: Separate the wheat from the chaff
Definition: check and sort carefully
Usage: sift the information
Similar words: study, examine, analyse, analyze, canvas, canvass
Definition: consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
Usage: analyze a sonnet by Shakespeare; analyze the evidence in a criminal trial; analyze your real motives
Synonyms: sieve, screen, screen out, sort
Definition: examine in order to test suitability
Usage: screen these samples; screen the job applicants
Similar words: select, choose, take, pick out
Definition: pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
Usage: Take any one of these cards; Choose a good husband for your daughter; She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her