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- US Pronunciation
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- [sift]
- /sɪft/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [sift]
- /sɪft/
Definitions of unsifted word
- verb with object unsifted to separate and retain the coarse parts of (flour, ashes, etc.) with a sieve. 1
- verb with object unsifted to scatter or sprinkle through or by means of a sieve: to sift sugar onto cake. 1
- verb with object unsifted to separate by or as if by a sieve. 1
- verb with object unsifted to examine closely: The detectives are still sifting the evidence. 1
- verb with object unsifted to question closely. 1
- verb without object unsifted to sift something. 1
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Origin of unsifted
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English siften, Old English siftan; cognate with Dutch, Middle Low German siften; akin to sieve
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Parts of speech for Unsifted
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
unsifted popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
unsifted usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with unsifted
- what is the difference between sifted and unsifted flour?
- what does unsifted flour mean?
- what is unsifted flour?
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