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Defenition of the word sift

    • Defenition of the word sift

      • To separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements.
      • To pass a liquid through a sieve.
      • move as if through a sieve; "The soliders sifted through the woods"
      • separate by sifting, as of flour; also used for information
      • distinguish and separate out; "sift through the job candidates"
      • separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements; "sift the flour"
      • check and sort carefully; "sift the information"
      • move as if through a sieve; "The soldiers sifted through the woods"
      • distinguish and separate out
      • separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements
      • check and sort carefully
      • move as if through a sieve

    Synonyms for the word sift

      • examine
      • filter
      • go through
      • put through a sieve
      • select
      • separate
      • sieve
      • sort through
      • strain

    Similar words in the sift

      • pick over
      • sieve out
      • sift
      • sifted
      • sifter
      • sifter's
      • sifters
      • sifting
      • sifts

    Hyponyms for the word sift

      • fan
      • resift
      • rice
      • riddle
      • screen
      • winnow

    Hypernyms for the word sift

      • analyse
      • analyze
      • canvas
      • canvass
      • choose
      • examine
      • go
      • locomote
      • move
      • pick out
      • select
      • separate
      • study
      • take
      • travel

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