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/sɪv/ · noun
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..
Near-synonyms: sifter, strainer, temse
Use the sieve to get the pasta from the water.
Given a list of consecutive numbers starting at 1, the Sieve of Eratosthenes algorithm will find all of the prime numbers.
Among, ^([sic]) his other achievements, Matiyasevich and his colleague Boris Stechkin also developed an interesting “visual sieve” for prime numbers, which effectively “crosses out” all the composite numbers, leaving only the primes.
To be a sieve was to lack clinical judgment, courage, and group loyalty all at once.
Serpulorbis grandis feeds on plankton that it seives ^([sic]) from the water like a clam does.
This was their seventh defeat out of nine finals, including five in a row, and the second half was a chastening experience for the Serie A champions, culminating in them sieving more goals in one match than in the rest of the competition put together.
Use sieve when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Sieve means 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..
Common synonyms include sifter, strainer, temse, screen.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Near-synonyms: sifter, strainer, temse
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