Sieve

n.	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.
	2.	A kind of coarse basket. Sieve cells (Bot.) cribriform cells. See under Cribriform.

Noun	1.	sieve - a strainer for separating lumps from powdered material or grading particles Synonyms: screen
Verb	1.	sieve - examine in order to test suitability; "screen these samples"; "screen the job applicants" Synonyms: screen out, sort, screen
	2.	sieve - check and sort carefully; "sift the information" Synonyms: sift
	3.	sieve - separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements; "sift the flour" Synonyms: sift, strain
	4.	sieve - distinguish and separate out; "sift through the job candidates" Synonyms: sift

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