Associations to the word «Sift»
Noun
- Baking
- Flour
- Bake
- Dough
- Quart
- Powder
- Pint
- Butter
- Salt
- Rub
- Cinnamon
- Raisin
- Sugar
- Soda
- Vanilla
- Batter
- Stir
- Oven
- Paste
- Milk
- Pastry
- Pinch
- Egg
- Ounce
- Loaf
- Lemon
- Almond
- Boil
- Cream
- Cinder
- Pudding
- Ingredient
- Grate
- Yeast
- Dust
- Wheat
- Cake
- Mix
- Ash
- Bran
- Cracker
- Tin
- Rubble
- Peel
- Boiling
- Grit
- Sand
- Spice
- Rye
- Mould
- Pound
- Dirt
- Heap
- Frying
- Meal
- Mixture
- Ginger
- Oat
- Starch
- Crust
- Mace
- Brandy
- Juice
- Spoon
- Bread
- Sponge
- Wreckage
- Cocoa
Wiktionary
SIFT, verb. To sieve or strain (something).
SIFT, verb. To separate or scatter (things) as if by sieving.
SIFT, verb. To examine (something) carefully.
Dictionary definition
SIFT, verb. Move as if through a sieve; "The soldiers sifted through the woods".
SIFT, verb. Separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements; "sift the flour".
SIFT, verb. Check and sort carefully; "sift the information".
SIFT, verb. Distinguish and separate out; "sift through the job candidates".
Wise words
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