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1. sift
verb. ['ˈsɪft'] separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements.
Synonyms
- resift
- winnow
- strain
- fan
- sieve
- rice
- screen
- separate
Antonyms
- connect
- attach
- stay
- associate
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Rhymes with Sift
- credithrift
- fork-lift
- adrift
- thrift
- swift
- stiffed
- sniffed
- shrift
- drift
- clift
- tift
- tifft
- shift
- rift
- riffed
- miffed
- lift
- gift
How do you pronounce sift?
Pronounce sift as sɪft.
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Sentences with sift
1. Noun, singular or mass
In a medium bowl, sift
2. Verb, past participle
Carefully sift through the dirt as you dig, searching for rocks.
3. Verb, base form
Place the water in the bowl first, and then sift the plaster powder over the water surface slowly.
Quotes about sift
1. Creation "I shake my fist and there's bang.Stars sift like sand through my fingers;each swirl of my wrist a galaxy,every kiss imbued with a bit of me.
- Beryl Dov
2. sift
verb. ['ˈsɪft'] move as if through a sieve.
Synonyms
- travel
- go
- locomote
Antonyms
- dependent
- integrated
- union
- common
3. sift
verb. ['ˈsɪft'] check and sort carefully.
Synonyms
- examine
- study
- analyse
- canvas
- sieve
- canvass
Antonyms
- shared
- united
- joint
- same
4. sift
verb. ['ˈsɪft'] distinguish and separate out.
Synonyms
- select
- sieve
- take
- choose
Antonyms
- unstrain
- leader
- free
- hide