cerndre — meaning in English

English meaning

• sieve noun A kitchen tool with a mesh bottom used to separate larger pieces from smaller ones or to drain liquid from solids.
• sort noun A particular type or kind of something.

Senses

cerndre is used for these senses in English:

• sieve To strain, sift or sort using a sieve.
• sort (transitive) To separate items into different categories according to certain criteria that determine their sorts.

sieve — full definition

1. noun A kitchen tool with a mesh bottom used to separate larger pieces from smaller ones or to drain liquid from solids.
2. noun Something, or someone, that lets too much through — a poor filter, especially for secrets or memory.
3. verb To pass something through a sieve; to sift or strain.

sort — full definition

1. noun A particular type or kind of something.
2. verb To arrange items into groups or a particular order, based on some shared quality.
3. verb Informal: to fix a problem or deal with a task.

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