to sieve sth

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• sieve — 1 noun (C) 1 a) a round wire kitchen tool with a lot of small holes, used for separating solid food from liquid or small pieces of food from large pieces b) a round wire tool for separating small objects from large objects 2 have a memory like a… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• sieve — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ fine, large VERB + SIEVE ▪ strain sth through ▪ pass sth through, press sth through, push sth through …   Collocations dictionary

• strain — strain1 [streın] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(worry)¦ 2¦(difficulty)¦ 3¦(force)¦ 4¦(injury)¦ 5¦(plant/animal)¦ 6¦(quality)¦ 7¦(way of saying something)¦ 8 strains of something ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Sense: 1 4; Date: 1500 1600; Origin …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• bowl — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ deep, shallow ▪ empty, full ▪ ceramic, china, crystal, cut glass …   Collocations dictionary

• memory — / memFri/ noun 1 ABILITY TO REMEMBER (C, U) the ability to remember things, places, experiences etc: Grandpa was getting old and his memory wasn t so good. | have a good/bad memory for sth (=be good or bad at remembering things of a particular… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• flour — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ bread, cake ▪ all purpose (AmE), baking (AmE), plain (BrE), self raising (BrE), self rising (AmE) ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• leak — 1 verb 1 (I, T) if a container, pipe, roof etc leaks, or if it leaks gas, liquid etc, there is a small hole or crack in it that lets the gas or liquid flow out or flow through: The roof always leaks when it rains. | leak sth: My car seems to be… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• memory — mem|o|ry W1S1 [ˈmeməri] n plural memories ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(ability to remember)¦ 2¦(something you remember)¦ 3¦(computer)¦ 4 in/within memory 5 in memory of somebody 6 somebody s memory 7 a walk/trip down memory lane 8 somebody s memory is playing …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• sift — [sıft] v [T] [: Old English; Origin: siftan] 1.) to put flour, sugar etc through a sieve or similar container in order to remove large pieces 2.) also sift through to examine information, documents etc carefully in order to find something out or… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• sift — verb (T) 1 to put flour, sugar etc through a sieve or similar container in order to remove large pieces 2 also sift through to examine information, documents etc carefully in order to find something out or decide what is important and what is not …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• sift — [sɪft] verb [T] 1) to pour a dry substance through a sieve in order to remove the large pieces 2) to examine something carefully in order to find what you are looking for • sift through sth …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English