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Word: sieve (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Noun:

  • A device to separate larger objects from smaller objects, or to separate solid objects from a liquid.
  • A process, physical or abstract, that arrives at a final result by filtering out unwanted pieces of input from a larger starting set of input.

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Verb:

  • To strain, sift or sort using a sieve.

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