rill — meaning in English

English meaning

• riddle noun A question or statement phrased puzzlingly, meant to be solved for fun or as a test of wit.
• sift verb To pass a dry substance through a sieve to remove lumps or separate fine from coarse.

Senses

rill is used for these senses in English:

• riddle To put something through a riddle or sieve; to sieve; to sift.
• sift (transitive) To sieve or strain (something).

riddle — full definition

1. noun A question or statement phrased puzzlingly, meant to be solved for fun or as a test of wit.
2. noun A coarse sieve used to separate finer material from coarser material, such as sifting gravel from sand.
3. verb To pierce something with many holes, or to fill it thoroughly with something, often something damaging.

sift — full definition

1. verb To pass a dry substance through a sieve to remove lumps or separate fine from coarse.
2. verb To examine something closely and methodically, especially to separate what matters from what doesn't.

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