sieve

nounstrainer

Synonyms for sieve

noun strainer

sift

verb. take out residue; remove impurities

Word Origin & History

Old English sife "sieve," from Proto-Germanic *sib (cf. Middle Dutch seve, Dutch zeef, Old High German sib, German Sieb), from PIE *seib- "to pour out, sieve, drip, trickle" (see soap (n.)). Related to sift. The Sieve of Eratosthenes (1803) is a contrivance for finding prime numbers. Sieve and shears formerly were used in divinations.

Example Sentences for sieve

The rain, as if falling through a sieve, immediately disappears.

Then strain the liquor through a sieve, and put it into a kettle or stew-pan.

Put the oysters into a sieve, and set it on a pan to drain the liquor from them.

Let it stand twenty-four hours, and then strain it through a sieve.

Then take them off, put them into a sieve, and strain off the liquid.

Then strain it through a sieve, mashing and pressing out all the juice.

Then take them out, and press and strain them through a sieve.

She had not strained it all, and the sea-weed was drying on the sieve.

The daughters of Danaus left off their task of drawing water in a sieve.

Pass through a sieve and use for masking meat, fowl, fish, &c.

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Synonyms for sieve

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