🧺sieve

Meaning

a utensil with a mesh or perforated bottom, used for straining or sifting

Example Sentences

She used a sieve to strain the pasta.

Example Expressions

memory like a sieve

Synonyms

strainer, filter, colander, screen

Antonyms

container, solid bowl

Collocations

use a sieve, fine sieve, metal sieve, sieve flour