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Seive

A seive is a utensil consisting of a wire or plastic mesh held in a frame, commonly used for separating liquid or solid particles from a mixture. It is widely used in cooking and various industrial processes.

Part of Speech: Noun

Sense 1:

A fine-meshed seive is essential for straining liquids and sifting dry ingredients in baking.

Example sentence: I used a seive to strain the vegetable broth and remove any impurities.

Related products: Wire mesh strainer, Plastic seive

Sense 2:

In geological and mining contexts, a seive refers to a device used for grading and sorting various sizes of rocks and minerals.

Example sentence: The geologist used a seive to separate the different sizes of sand particles.

Related products: Geology sieve set, Mining sifter

Part of Speech: Verb

Sense 1:

To seive means to strain or sift a substance through a seive.

Example sentence: She carefully seived the flour to remove any lumps.

Related products: Flour sifter, Spice strainer

Sense 2:

In figurative use, to seive can mean to filter or select information or ideas.

Example sentence: The news article seived through the facts to provide a concise summary of the situation.

Related products: Content filter, Data analyzing tool