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Definitions for Sieve

[1] an instrument with a meshed or perforated bottom, used for separating coarse from fine parts of loose matter, for straining liquids, etc., especially one with a circular frame and fine meshes or perforations.
[2] a person who cannot keep a secret.
[3] to put or force through a sieve; sift.
[4] a device for separating lumps from powdered material, straining liquids, grading particles, etc, consisting of a container with a mesh or perforated bottom through which the material is shaken or poured
[5] rare a person who gossips and spreads secrets
[6] memory like a sieve or head like a sieve a very poor memory
[7] to pass or cause to pass through a sieve
[8] (tr often foll by out ) to separate or remove (lumps, materials, etc) by use of a sieve

Words related to Sieve

colander, filter, basket, screen, mesh, sifter

Words nearby Sieve

sierra nevada, sierra vista, sies, siesta, sieva bean, sieve, sieve cell, sieve graft, sieve of eratosthenes, sieve tube, sieve-tube element

Origin of Sieve

before 900; Middle English sive, Old English sife; cognate with Dutch zeef, German Sieb; akin to sift

Other words from Sieve

sieve·like , adjective
un·sieved , adjective

Word origin for Sieve

Old English sife; related to Old Norse sef reed with hollow stalk, Old High German sib sieve, Dutch zeef

Synonyms for Sieve

colander, basket, filter, mesh, screen, sifter