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1. sieve
noun. ['ˈsɪv'] a strainer for separating lumps from powdered material or grading particles.
Antonyms
Etymology
- sife (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
Rhymes with Sieve
- misgive
- forgive
- relive
- outlive
- ziv
- viv
- live
- liv
- give
How do you pronounce sieve?
Pronounce sieve as sɪv.
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Sentences with sieve
1. Noun, singular or mass
The one pound of soil should fill the entire sieve with none left over.
Quotes about sieve
1. This day is not a sieve, losing time. With each passing minute, each passing year, there's this deepening awareness that I am filling, gaining time. We stand on the brink of eternity.
- Ann Voskamp, One Thousand Gifts: A Dare to Live Fully Right Where You Are
2. A Good Krill When there's a ocean to sieve through,there's no good or bad krill.There's only your mouth and hunger ~like Vladimir Putin.
- Beryl Dov
2. sieve
verb. ['ˈsɪv'] separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements.
Etymology
- sife (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
3. sieve
verb. ['ˈsɪv'] check and sort carefully.
Antonyms
Etymology
- sife (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
5. sieve
verb. ['ˈsɪv'] examine in order to test suitability.
Antonyms
Etymology
- sife (Old English (ca. 450-1100))