Defenition of the word sift
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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
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- examine
- filter
- go through
- put through a sieve
- select
- separate
- sieve
- sort through
- strain
Similar words in the sift
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- pick over
- sieve out
- sift
- sifted
- sifter
- sifter's
- sifters
- sifting
- sifts
Hyponyms for the word sift
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- fan
- resift
- rice
- riddle
- screen
- winnow
Hypernyms for the word sift
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- analyse
- analyze
- canvas
- canvass
- choose
- examine
- go
- locomote
- move
- pick out
- select
- separate
- study
- take
- travel
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