cindir — meaning in English

English meaning

• sift verb To pass a dry substance through a sieve to remove lumps or separate fine from coarse.
• split verb To divide something into parts, often along a line.

Senses

cindir is used for these senses in English:

• sift (transitive) To sieve or strain (something).

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.

split — full definition

1. verb To divide something into parts, often along a line.
2. verb Informal: to leave a place.
3. noun A division or separation, especially in an organization or relationship.
4. noun A gymnastic move where the legs extend flat in opposite directions.
5. noun A crack or fissure in a solid object.

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