sievenoun [ C ]
uk/sɪv/us/sɪv/a tool consisting of a wood, plastic, or metal frame with a wire or plastic net attached to it. You use it either to separate solids from a liquid, or you rub larger solids through it to make them smaller:
Pass the sauce through a sieve to remove any lumps.
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Straining & filtering devices
- filter
- filter bed
- filter paper
- funnel
- greaseproof paper
- hopper
- parchment paper
- sifter
- strainer
- tea strainer
- water filter
- wringer
Idiom(s)
memory/mind like a sieve
sieveverb [ T ]
uk/sɪv/us/sɪv/to put a liquid or powder through a sieve:
To make the batter, sieve the flour and salt into a bowl.
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Preparing food
- butter
- can't boil an egg idiom
- caramelize
- carve
- clarified
- cube
- dice
- fold
- knead
- leaven
- liquidize
- malt
- marinade
- salt
- spice
- stuffed
- sweeten
- thicken
- thin
- whip sth up
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