sieve Definition

sieve
noun

1. A utensil with a meshed or perforated bottom, used for straining solids from liquids or for sifting large particles from smaller ones.

Thesaurus: colander, strainer, screen, mesh.

verb

sieved, sieving
1. To strain or sift with a sieve.

Thesaurus: separate, sift, strain, remove.

Idiom: have a head like a sieve (have a memory like a sieve)

To be habitually forgetful.

Etymology: Anglo-Saxon sife.