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sifting sifting definition

sifting


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  sift 
 
  1  of  4  senses  of  sift 
 
  Sense  2 
  sift,  sieve,  strain 
  =>  rice 
  =>  resift 
  =>  riddle,  screen 
  =>  winnow,  fan 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  sift 
 
  1  of  4  senses  of  sift 
 
  Sense  2 
  sift,  sieve,  strain 
  =>  rice 
  =>  resift 
  =>  riddle,  screen 
  =>  winnow,  fan 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  sift 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  sift 
 
  4  senses  of  sift 
 
  Sense  1 
  sift 
  =>  travel,  go  move  locomote 
 
  Sense  2 
  sift,  sieve,  strain 
  =>  separate 
 
  Sense  3 
  sieve,  sift 
  =>  analyze,  analyse,  study,  examine,  canvass 
 
  Sense  4 
  sieve,  sift 
  =>  choose  take  select,  pick  out 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  sift 
 
  sift  used  as  a  verb  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  4) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  sift 
 
  Sense  1 
  sift 
  =>  travel,  go  move  locomote 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  sift,  sieve,  strain 
  =>  separate 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  sieve,  sift 
  =>  analyze,  analyse,  study,  examine,  canvass 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  4 
  sieve,  sift 
  =>  choose  take  select,  pick  out 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  sifting 
  sifting 
 
  Overview  of  noun  sifting 
 
  The  noun  sifting  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  winnow,  winnowing,  sifting  --  (the  act  of  separating  grain  from  chaff;  "the  winnowing  was  done  by  women") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  sift 
 
  The  verb  sift  has  4  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  sift  --  (move  as  if  through  a  sieve;  "The  soldiers  sifted  through  the  woods") 
  2.  (1)  sift,  sieve,  strain  --  (separate  by  passing  through  a  sieve  or  other  straining  device  to  separate  out  coarser  elements;  "sift  the  flour") 
  3.  sieve,  sift  --  (check  and  sort  carefully;  "sift  the  information") 
  4.  sieve,  sift  --  (distinguish  and  separate  out  "sift  through  the  job  candidates") 
 
  Overview  of  noun  sifting 
 
  The  noun  sifting  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  winnow,  winnowing,  sifting  --  (the  act  of  separating  grain  from  chaff;  "the  winnowing  was  done  by  women") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  sift 
 
  The  verb  sift  has  4  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  sift  --  (move  as  if  through  a  sieve;  "The  soldiers  sifted  through  the  woods") 
  2.  (1)  sift,  sieve,  strain  --  (separate  by  passing  through  a  sieve  or  other  straining  device  to  separate  out  coarser  elements;  "sift  the  flour") 
  3.  sieve,  sift  --  (check  and  sort  carefully;  "sift  the  information") 
  4.  sieve,  sift  --  (distinguish  and  separate  out  "sift  through  the  job  candidates") 



sifting definition