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sietas — meaning in English

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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.

Senses

sietas is used for these senses in English:

  • 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.

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.