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English to English noun
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a strainer for separating lumps from powdered material or grading particles |  | source: wordnet30
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A utensil for separating the finer and coarser parts of a pulverized or granulated substance from each other. It consist of a vessel, usually shallow, with the bottom perforated, or made of hair, wire, or the like, woven in meshes. | | source: webster1913 verb
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examine in order to test suitability | | Example: screen these samples
screen the job applicants
source: wordnet30
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check and sort carefully | | Example: sift the information
source: wordnet30
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separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements | | Example: sift the flour
source: wordnet30
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distinguish and separate out | | Example: sift through the job candidates
source: wordnet30
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