1. sieve
noun. ['ˈsɪv'] a strainer for separating lumps from powdered material or grading particles.
Synonyms
- strainer
- sifter
- screen
Antonyms
- unstrain
- leader
- stay in place
- free
Etymology
- sife (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
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Words that Rhyme with Sieve
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How do you pronounce sieve?
Pronounce sieve as sɪv.
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Example sentences of the word sieve
1. Noun, singular or mass
The one pound of soil should fill the entire sieve with none left over.
Quotes containing the word sieve
1. This day is not a sieve, losing time. With each passing minute, each passing year, there's this deepening awareness that I am filling, gaining time. We stand on the brink of eternity.
- Ann Voskamp, One Thousand Gifts: A Dare to Live Fully Right Where You Are
2. A Good Krill When there's a ocean to sieve through,there's no good or bad krill.There's only your mouth and hunger ~like Vladimir Putin.
- Beryl Dov
2. sieve
verb. ['ˈsɪv'] separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements.
Synonyms
- resift
- winnow
- strain
- fan
- sift
- rice
- screen
- separate
Antonyms
- unite
- shared
- united
- joint
Etymology
- sife (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
3. sieve
verb. ['ˈsɪv'] check and sort carefully.
Synonyms
- examine
- study
- analyse
- canvas
- sift
- canvass
Antonyms
- dependent
- integrated
- union
- common
Etymology
- sife (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
4. sieve
verb. ['ˈsɪv'] distinguish and separate out.
Synonyms
- select
- sift
- take
- choose
Antonyms
- join
- connect
- attach
- stay
Etymology
- sife (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
5. sieve
verb. ['ˈsɪv'] examine in order to test suitability.
Synonyms
- pick out
- take
- select
- sort
- screen
- choose
Antonyms
- desegregate
- advantage
- converge
- stand still
Etymology
- sife (Old English (ca. 450-1100))