sieve
noun / verb
Meaning
- nounA device with a mesh, grate, or otherwise perforated bottom to separate, in a granular material, larger particles from smaller ones, or to separate solid objects from a liquid.
Example:
Use the sieve to get the pasta from the water.
- verbTo strain, sift or sort using a sieve.
- nounA kind of coarse basket.
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Five-letter puzzle facts
- How common
- Common
- #1,673 of 8,600 five-letter words by how often they're used
- Can be a Play Five answer
- As a first guess
- Tests likely letters better than 38% of common five-letter words.
- Vowels: 3 · Different letters: 4 · Repeated letters: e