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    sifter
    [ˈsiftər]
    definition
    1. noun form of sift
    sift
    [sift]
    verb
    sift (verb) · sifts (third person present) · sifted (past tense) · sifted (past participle) · sifting (present participle)
    1. put (a fine, loose, or powdery substance) through a sieve so as to remove lumps or large particles:
      "sift the flour into a large bowl"
      • cause to flow or pass as through a sieve:
        "Melanie sifted the warm sand through her fingers"
      • (of snow, ash, etc.) descend or float down lightly or sparsely as if sprinkled from a sieve:
        "ash began to sift down around them"
    2. examine (something) thoroughly so as to isolate that which is most important or useful:
      "until we sift the evidence ourselves, we can't comment objectively" · "the fourth stage involves sifting through the data and evaluating it"
      • (sift something out)
        separate something, especially something to be discarded, from something else:
        "he asked for streamlined procedures to sift out frivolous applications"
    noun
    sift (noun) · sifts (plural noun)
    1. an act of sifting something, especially so as to isolate that which is most important or useful:
      "a careful archaeological sift must be made through the debris"
      • an amount of sifted material:
        "the floor was dusted with a fine sift of flour"
    Origin
    Old English siftan, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch ziften, also to sieve.
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    verb
    1. put (a fine, loose, or powdery substance) through a sieve so as to remove lumps or large particles:
      • examine (something) thoroughly so as to isolate that which is most important or useful:
        search through
        rummage through
        root around in
        ferret (around) in
        poke around in
        pore over
        conduct investigations into
        inquire into
        conduct an inquiry into
        delve into
        roust around in
       
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    1. sifter noun [ C ] us / ˈsɪf.tɚ / uk / ˈsɪf.tə r/ Add to word list a piece of kitchen equipment that you put flour, sugar, etc. through in order to break up large pieces :
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      a person or thing that sifts. a kitchen implement for sifting: a flour sifter.
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      sifter noun /ˈsɪftə (r)/ /ˈsɪftər/ (North American English) a small sieve used for sifting flour
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