criathar — meaning in English

English meaning

• screen noun A flat surface on a device or in a cinema on which images or text are displayed.
• sieve noun A kitchen tool with a mesh bottom used to separate larger pieces from smaller ones or to drain liquid from solids.
• sifter noun A tool for sifting, especially one for powdered cooking ingredients.

Senses

criathar is used for these senses in English:

• screen A material woven from fine wires intended to block animals or large particles from passing while allowing gasses, liquids and finer particles to pass.
• sieve A device with a mesh, grate, or otherwise perforated bottom to separate, in a granular material, larger particles from smaller ones, or to separate solid objects from a liquid.
• sifter A tool for sifting, especially one for powdered cooking ingredients.

screen — full definition

1. noun A flat surface on a device or in a cinema on which images or text are displayed.
2. verb To examine or test someone or something to detect a problem, risk, or suitability.
3. verb To shield or conceal something from view.
4. verb To show a film or program publicly.

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.

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