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Sieve word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "sieve" word

[noun] a strainer for separating lumps from powdered material or grading particles
[verb] distinguish and separate out; "sift through the job candidates"
[verb] separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements; "sift the flour"
[verb] check and sort carefully; "sift the information"
[verb] examine in order to test suitability; "screen these samples"; "screen the job applicants"
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\Sieve\, n. [OE. sive, AS. sife; akin to D. zeef, zift, OHG. sib, G. sieb. [root]151a. Cf. {Sift}.] 1. A utensil for separating the finer and coarser parts of a pulverized or granulated substance from each other. It consist of a vessel, usually shallow, with the bottom perforated, or made of hair, wire, or the like, woven in meshes. ``In a sieve thrown and sifted.'' --Chaucer. 2. A kind of coarse basket. --Simmonds. {Sieve cells} (Bot.), cribriform cells. See under {Cribriform}.

Synonyms for sieve

screen, screen, screen out, sift, sift, sort, strain

See also: analyse | analyze | canvass | choose | choose | examine | fan | pick out | pick out | pick over | resift | rice | riddle | riddle | screen | select | select | separate | sieve out | sifter | strainer | study | take | take | winnow |

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Let's analyse "sieve" as pure text. This string has Five letters in One syllable and Three vowels. 60% of vowels is 21.4% more then average English word. Written in backwards: EVEIS. Average typing speed for these characters is 1430 milliseconds. [info]

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Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: sieve: 9 + 5 + 5 = 19, reduced: 1 . and the final result is One.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: sieve: 1 + 9 + 5 + 4 + 5 = 24, reduced: 6, and the final result is Six.

Tarot cards

Letter Num. Tarot c. Intensity Meaning
E (2) 5 Hierophant Wise, Crafty, Daring, Inventive
I (1) 9 Hermit Independent, Researcher, Intell,igent
S (1) 19 Sun Colorful, Bright, Perceptive
V (1) 22 Fool Fun, Joyous, Persistant, Risk taker, Childish

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