sift

Verb

Meaning

To separate with a sieve, as the fine part of a substance from the coarse; as, to sift meal or flour; to sift powder; to sift sand or lime.

To separate or part as if with a sieve.

To examine critically or minutely; to scrutinize.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

strain sieve riddle bolt study separate comb distil consider search screen review seek sort survey
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Antonyms

garner join define save decay assume
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Hypernyms

take study move separate travel choose

Hyponyms

riddle rice screen winnow resift

Phrases with the word

sift anew

Derivatives

sifted sifting

Anagrams

fist fits

Examples

sift through the job candidates Source: Internet

sift the flour Source: Internet

sift the information Source: Internet

The soldiers sifted through the woods Source: Internet

Add in the cocoa powder and sift in half of the powdered sugar. Source: Internet

At least 20 people are dead after torrential rain in southwestern Japan triggered massive floods and mudslides, local media said Sunday, as rescue workers sift through debris in search of at least 14 missing. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

sifflication Sifford sifilet sift anew sift out sift through