Colander, screen
Another word is but
Both a grid and a sieve is composed of vertical and horizontal lines with spaces in between. An example of a grid is a spreadsheet. An example of a sieve is a colander, or a gardener's riddle that is used to remove stones from soil.
trommel
another word for very large
another word for the word suffice is- be enough
Strainer, sifter, sieve...
The American word for a sieve is "strainer."
You can sift flour using a sieve.
The word sieve is a noun as well as a verb (sieve, sieves, sieving, sieved); example uses: Noun: The sieve to strain the spaghetti is in that cupboard. Verb: I don't sieve the mashed potatoes, I like them a bit lumpy.
collect, combine
The word "sieve" in this context is used figuratively with reference to the fact that a sieve does not hold all its contents. Think of sprinkling numbers at the top of the page. The composite numbers get caught, the prime numbers sift on down.
Gag answer: Somebody told me, but I forgot what they said!Real answer: The word "sieve" in this context is used figuratively with reference to the fact that a sieve does not hold all its contents. Just as water goes into a sieve and flows through it, so facts go into a memory like a sieve and then disappear.
SIEVE!
You can use a sieve to find all the primes numbers between 2 and any given number n.
The metal sieve Bob used to sift out the unwanted rocks from his planting soil, was made of a fine stainless steel mesh.
another name for mesh screen is a sieve
A sieve is a device with a mesh screen for separating coarser particles from finer ones or solids from liquids. Soft materials can also be forced through a sieve. As a verb, "sieve" means to put through a sieve. Here are some examples:Strain the cooking liquid through a fine-mesh sieve and return to the saucepan.Force the fruit mixture through a sieve.Your office is leaking information like a sieve.Sieve the milk mixture into a large bowl.