🔍Seive

noun
/sɪv/

Meaning

a utensil consisting of a wire or plastic mesh held in a frame, used for straining solids from liquids

Example Sentences

She used a sieve to separate the flour from lumps.

Synonyms

strainer, filter, screen

Antonyms

container, solid bowl

Collocations

fine sieve, mesh sieve, flour sieve, sieve through

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