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sieves |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb sieve 1 of 4 senses of sieve Sense 3 sift, sieve, strain => rice => resift => riddle, screen => winnow, fan Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb sieve 1 of 4 senses of sieve Sense 3 sift, sieve, strain => rice => resift => riddle, screen => winnow, fan Entailment of verb sieve Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb sieve 4 senses of sieve Sense 1 screen, screen out sieve, sort => choose take select, pick out Sense 2 sieve, sift => analyze, analyse, study, examine, canvass Sense 3 sift, sieve, strain => separate Also See-> sieve out#1 Sense 4 sieve, sift => choose take select, pick out Familiarity of verb sieve sieve used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count = 4) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb sieve Sense 1 screen, screen out sieve, sort => choose take select, pick out -------------- Sense 2 sieve, sift => analyze, analyse, study, examine, canvass -------------- Sense 3 sift, sieve, strain => separate -------------- Sense 4 sieve, sift => choose take select, pick out -------------- Grep of noun sieve sieve sieve tube Overview of noun sieve The noun sieve has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) sieve, screen -- (a strainer for separating lumps from powdered material or grading particles) Overview of verb sieve The verb sieve has 4 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. screen, screen out sieve, sort -- (examine in order to test suitability; "screen these samples"; "screen the job applicants") 2. sieve, sift -- (check and sort carefully; "sift the information") 3. sift, sieve, strain -- (separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements; "sift the flour") 4. sieve, sift -- (distinguish and separate out "sift through the job candidates") Overview of noun sieve The noun sieve has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) sieve, screen -- (a strainer for separating lumps from powdered material or grading particles) Overview of verb sieve The verb sieve has 4 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. screen, screen out sieve, sort -- (examine in order to test suitability; "screen these samples"; "screen the job applicants") 2. sieve, sift -- (check and sort carefully; "sift the information") 3. sift, sieve, strain -- (separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements; "sift the flour") 4. sieve, sift -- (distinguish and separate out "sift through the job candidates")
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