SIFTER

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A household sieve (as for flour)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("sifter" is a kind of...):

screen; sieve (a strainer for separating lumps from powdered material or grading particles)

Derivation:

sift (separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements)

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