sieve
🇺🇸
/sɪv/
🇬🇧
/sɪv/
noun
R
A kitchen tool made of net or wires in a frame, used for separating solid things from liquids or fine things from coarse things.
I used a sieve to remove all the seeds from the tomato sauce.
verb
R
To pass a liquid or small pieces of solid through a sieve to remove unwanted parts.
We need to sieve the flour to ensure there are no lumps in the cake batter.
translation
A kitchen tool made of net or wires in a frame, used for separating solid things from liquids or fine things from coarse things.
To pass a liquid or small pieces of solid through a sieve to remove unwanted parts.
Word Forms
3rd Present
sieves
Past
sieved
Perfect
sieved
Progressive
sieving
Plural
sieves