Sieve (Noun)
Meaning
A strainer for separating lumps from powdered material or grading particles.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- She gently poured the flour through a fine sieve to remove any lumps before baking the cake.
- After harvesting, the farmer used a sieve to separate the wheat grains from any debris or chaff.
- A laboratory technician carefully poured the powdered chemicals through a sieve to ensure uniform particle size.
- The cook used a coarse sieve to sift through the mixture of vegetables, removing any particularly large pieces.
- The pharmaceutical factory utilized an industrial sieve to separate and grade the various sizes of powder for different medicinal products.