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  Sieve \Sieve\, n. [OE. sive, AS. sife; akin to D. zeef, zift,
     OHG. sib, G. sieb. [root]151a. Cf. Sift.]
     1. A utensil for separating the finer and coarser parts of a
        pulverized or granulated substance from each other. It
        consist of a vessel, usually shallow, with the bottom
        perforated, or made of hair, wire, or the like, woven in
        meshes. ``In a sieve thrown and sifted.'' --Chaucer.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. A kind of coarse basket. --Simmonds.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Sieve cells (Bot.), cribriform cells. See under
        Cribriform.
        [1913 Webster]

  Sieve \Sieve\, n. [OE. sive, AS. sife; akin to D. zeef, zift,
     OHG. sib, G. sieb. [root]151a. Cf. Sift.]
     1. A utensil for separating the finer and coarser parts of a
        pulverized or granulated substance from each other. It
        consist of a vessel, usually shallow, with the bottom
        perforated, or made of hair, wire, or the like, woven in
        meshes. ``In a sieve thrown and sifted.'' --Chaucer.
  
     2. A kind of coarse basket. --Simmonds.
  
     Sieve cells (Bot.), cribriform cells. See under
        Cribriform.

  sieve
       n : a strainer for separating lumps from powdered material or
           grading particles [syn: screen]
       v 1: examine in order to test suitability; "screen these
            samples"; "screen the job applicants" [syn: screen, screen
            out, sort]
       2: check and sort carefully; "sift the information" [syn: sift]
       3: separate by passing through a sieve or other straining
          device to separate out coarser elements; "sift the flour"
          [syn: sift, strain]
       4: distinguish and separate out; "sift through the job
          candidates" [syn: sift]

  sieve
     Αγγλικά n.
     1 το σουρωτήρι, το στραγγιστήρι
     2 το κόσκινο, η κρησάρα
     3 σήτα

  sieve
     n.
     1 A device with a mesh bottom to separate#Verb, in a granular
  material, larger particles from smaller ones, or to separate solid
  objects from a liquid.
     2 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.
     vb.
     1 To strain, sift or sort using a sieve.
     2 (lb en sports) To concede; let in

  Sieve
     Italian n.
     (place it river r/Tuscany)

  sieve
     n.
     1 A device with a mesh bottom to separate#Verb, in a granular
  material, larger particles from smaller ones, or to separate solid
  objects from a liquid.
     2 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.
     vb.
     1 To strain, sift or sort using a sieve.
     2 (lb en sports) To concede; let in

  sieve
     n.
     1 A device with a mesh bottom to separate#Verb, in a granular
  material, larger particles from smaller ones, or to separate solid
  objects from a liquid.
     2 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.
     vb.
     1 To strain, sift or sort using a sieve.
     2 (lb en sports) To concede; let in

  Sieve
     Italian n.
     (place it river r/Tuscany)

  sieve
     n.
     1 A device with a mesh bottom to separate#Verb, in a granular
  material, larger particles from smaller ones, or to separate solid
  objects from a liquid.
     2 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.
     vb.
     1 To strain, sift or sort using a sieve.
     2 (lb en sports) To concede; let in

  Sieve
     Italian n.
     (place it river r/Tuscany)

  sieve
     Englanti n.
     siivilä, seula
     Englanti vb.
     seuloa

  sieve
     Engelska n.
     såll
     Engelska vb.
     sålla

  Sieve /sˈɪv/
  المنخل

  sieve //sɪv// 
  1. реше́то, си́то
  device to separate larger objects from smaller ones or from liquids
  2. пресяване
  process that filters out unwanted pieces of input

  sieve //sɪv// 
  пресявам
  to strain, sift or sort using a sieve

  sieve /sˈɪv/ 
  řešeto

  sieve /sˈɪv/
  síto

  sieve /sˈɪv/ 
  prošetřit

  sieve /sˈɪv/ 
  gogr 

  sieve /sˈɪv/
  Sieb 
        "He has a memory/mind like a sieve."  - Er hat ein Gedächtnis wie ein Sieb/Nudelsieb.
     Synonym: sifter
  
   see: sieves, sifters
  

  sieve /sˈɪv/ 
  sieben, durchsieben 
   see: sieving, sieved, sieves, sieved
  

  sieve /sˈɪv/
  
  κρησαρίζω, κοσκινίζω

  sieve //sɪv// 
  1. seula, siivilä
  device to separate larger objects from smaller ones or from liquids
  2. seulonta
  process that filters out unwanted pieces of input

  sieve //sɪv// 
  seuloa, siivilöidä
  to strain, sift or sort using a sieve

  sieve /sˈɪv/ 
  1. छलनी
        "Sieves are used for seperating solids or large pieces from liquids. "

  sieve /sˈɪv/ 
  1. छानना
        "Sieve the soup first and then drink."

  sieve /sˈɪv/
  brbljivac, prosijati, rešetati, rešeto, sito

  sieve /sˈɪv/
  1. szita
  2. szûrô

  sieve //sɪv// 
  篩
  device to separate larger objects from smaller ones or from liquids

  sieve //sɪv// 
  篩う
  to strain, sift or sort using a sieve

  sieve /siv/
  cribrum

  sieve /siv/
  zeef, zift

  sieve //sɪv// 
  sikt, sil, såld
  device to separate larger objects from smaller ones or from liquids

  sieve //sɪv// 
  sikte, sålde

  sieve /si:v/
  I.    sito
  II.    przesiewać, przecedzać

  sieve /siv/ 
  peneira

  sieve //sɪv// 
  1. såll, sil, sikt
  device to separate larger objects from smaller ones or from liquids
  2. sållning
  process that filters out unwanted pieces of input

  sieve /sˈɪv/
  1. kalbur, kevgir, (elek.)
  2. boşboğaz kimse
  3. kalburdan geçirmek, elemek.

  
/ˈsɪv/

  171 Moby Thesaurus words for "sieve":
     analyze, analyzer, arabesque, assort, basketry, basketwork, bolt,
     bolter, breaker, cancellation, categorize, centrifuge, clack,
     clarifier, clarify, classify, clear, colander, collate,
     contradistinguish, cordon, cordon off, cradle, cribble,
     cribriformity, cribrosity, cross-hatching, crossing-out, cull out,
     cutter, decrassify, demarcate, demark, depurate, differentiate,
     discriminate, distill, distinguish, divide, draw the line,
     edulcorate, elute, essentialize, extract, filigree, filter,
     filtrate, fret, fretwork, ghettoize, gin, gossiper, gradate, grade,
     grate, grating, grid, gridiron, grille, grillwork, group, hachure,
     hatching, honeycomb, insulate, interlacement, intertexture,
     intertwinement, isolate, keep apart, keep aside, lace, lacery,
     lacework, lacing, lattice, latticework, lay aside, leach,
     lixiviate, lixiviator, mark the interface, mesh, meshes, meshwork,
     net, netting, network, percolate, percolator, pick out, plexure,
     plexus, porosity, porousness, purifier, purify, put aside,
     quarantine, quidnunc, raddle, rank, rectify, refine, refiner,
     refinery, reticle, reticulation, reticule, reticulum, riddle,
     rocker, rumormonger, scandalmonger, screen, screen out, screening,
     seclude, segregate, select, separate, separator, set a limit,
     set apart, set aside, set off, sever, severalize, sieve out,
     sievelikeness, sift, sift out, sifter, size, sort, sort out,
     sorter, spiritualize, split hairs, sponge, strain, strainer,
     stripper, subdivide, sublimate, sublime, subordinate, subtilize,
     tabby, talebearer, texture, thrash, thresh, tissue, tracery,
     trellis, trelliswork, try, wattle, weave, weaving, web, webbing,
     webwork, weft, wicker, wickerwork, winnow, winnowing basket,
     winnowing fan, winnowing machine
  
  

  n. 筛子,粗篮,说话轻率不能保密的人;
  v. 筛,滤;

     n. 筛子,粗篮,说话轻率不能保密的人
     vt. 筛,滤