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sieve

noun

/sɪv/

Meaning

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

She used a sieve to strain the pasta.

memory like a sieve

strainer, filter, colander, screen

container, solid bowl

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

a servant assigned the most menial kitchen tasks

the action or process of changing something into a different form or structure

a person who plans and creates the form or structure of something

Raw materials or primary agricultural products that can be bought and sold.

a residential area outside the central part of a city; an outlying district of a city

Direct descent from an ancestor; ancestry or pedigree.