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- [siv]
- /sɪv/
- /sɪv/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [siv]
- /sɪv/
Definitions of sieve word
- noun sieve an instrument with a meshed or perforated bottom, used for separating coarse from fine parts of loose matter, for straining liquids, etc., especially one with a circular frame and fine meshes or perforations. 1
- noun sieve a person who cannot keep a secret. 1
- noun sieve separating net, strainer 1
- noun sieve for powder 1
- transitive verb sieve strain, separate 1
- intransitive verb sieve search, sift candidates, items 1
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Origin of sieve
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English sive, Old English sife; cognate with Dutch zeef, German Sieb; akin to sift
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Parts of speech for Sieve
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sieve popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
sieve usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for sieve
verb sieve
- filter — any substance, as cloth, paper, porous porcelain, or a layer of charcoal or sand, through which liquid or gas is passed to remove suspended impurities or to recover solids.
- filtrate — liquid that has been passed through a filter.
- filtrated — liquid that has been passed through a filter.
- metastasize — Pathology. (of malignant cells or disease-producing organisms) to spread to other parts of the body by way of the blood or lymphatic vessels or membranous surfaces.
- osmose — to undergo osmosis.
noun sieve
- centrifuge — A centrifuge is a machine that spins mixtures of different substances around very quickly so that they separate by centrifugal force.
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