temse or tems /tems, temz/ (now dialect)

A sieve, strainer

To sift

• as thick as thieves
• as thick as two short planks
• asthma
• asthmas
• asthmatic
• asthmatical
• asthmatically
• asthmatics
• asthore
• asthores
• as though
• Asti
• astichous
• a stiff upper lip
• astigmatic
• astigmatically
• astigmatism
• astigmatisms
• astigmia
• astilbe
• astilbes
• astir
• a stitch in time
• a stitch in time saves nine
• ASTM