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sift |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb sift 1 of 4 senses of sift Sense 2 sift, sieve, strain => rice => resift => riddle, screen => winnow, fan Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb sift 1 of 4 senses of sift Sense 2 sift, sieve, strain => rice => resift => riddle, screen => winnow, fan Entailment of verb sift Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb sift 4 senses of sift Sense 1 sift => travel, go move locomote Sense 2 sift, sieve, strain => separate Sense 3 sieve, sift => analyze, analyse, study, examine, canvass Sense 4 sieve, sift => choose take select, pick out Familiarity of verb sift sift used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count = 4) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb sift Sense 1 sift => travel, go move locomote -------------- Sense 2 sift, sieve, strain => separate -------------- Sense 3 sieve, sift => analyze, analyse, study, examine, canvass -------------- Sense 4 sieve, sift => choose take select, pick out -------------- Grep of noun sift sifter sifting Overview of verb sift The verb sift has 4 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (1) sift -- (move as if through a sieve; "The soldiers sifted through the woods") 2. (1) sift, sieve, strain -- (separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements; "sift the flour") 3. sieve, sift -- (check and sort carefully; "sift the information") 4. sieve, sift -- (distinguish and separate out "sift through the job candidates") Overview of verb sift The verb sift has 4 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (1) sift -- (move as if through a sieve; "The soldiers sifted through the woods") 2. (1) sift, sieve, strain -- (separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements; "sift the flour") 3. sieve, sift -- (check and sort carefully; "sift the information") 4. sieve, sift -- (distinguish and separate out "sift through the job candidates")
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