Sieve
21sieve — sieve1 [sıv] n [: Old English; Origin: sife] 1.) a) a round wire kitchen tool with a lot of small holes, used for separating solid food from liquid or small pieces of food from large pieces b) a round wire tool for separating small objects from… …
22sieve — sieve1 [ sıv ] noun count an object that you pour a liquid or mixture through to remove the solid or largest pieces. It consists of a net of very thin wires on a metal or plastic ring. a memory like a sieve INFORMAL an extremely bad memory sieve… …
23sieve — 1. noun /sɪv/ a) A device to separate larger objects from smaller objects, or to separate solid objects from a liquid. Use the sieve to get the water from the pasta. b) A process, physical or abstract, that arrives at a final result by filtering… …
24Sieve — This interesting name is metonymic for a maker of Sieves, or as described in the Medieval Rolls a Syvewryct . It is of Old English pre 7th Century origins being derived from Sife meaning a sieve and Wrychta a wright or more plausibly in this case …
25sieve — n. to pass smt. through a sieve * * * [sɪv] to pass smt. through a sieve …
26sieve — A hockey goalie, often used as a chant during a game for the opposing team s goalie referring to him being full of holes and the ability for the puck to easily pass into the net. Sieve! or The goalie is a sieve …
27sieve — A hockey goalie, often used as a chant during a game for the opposing team s goalie referring to him being full of holes and the ability for the puck to easily pass into the net. Sieve! or The goalie is a sieve …
28sieve — [sɪv] noun a utensil consisting of a wire or plastic mesh held in a frame, used for straining solids from liquids, for separating coarser from finer particles, or for reducing soft solids to a pulp. verb 1》 put through a sieve. 2》 (sieve through) …
29sieve — 1. noun use a sieve to strain the mixture Syn: strainer, sifter, filter, riddle, screen 2. verb 1) sieve the mixture into a bowl See sift 1) 2) the coins were sieved from the ash Syn: sepa …
30sieve — /sɪv / (say siv) noun 1. 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. 2.… …
