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(sift) 1 syllables

Definition

verb. to separate and remove unwanted materials from something.

Example Sentence

Please sift the flour before you add it to the bowl.

More Example Sentences

You should sift the sand for rocks.

Synonyms

screen; filter; sort

Antonyms

to bring together; lumpy

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Rhymes

  • clift
  • drift
  • gift
  • lift
  • miffed
  • rift
  • shift
  • shrift
  • sift
  • sniffed
  • stiffed
  • swift
  • thrift
  • tifft
  • tift

  • adrift

  • credithrift
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