| noun | a strainer for separating lumps from powdered material or grading particles |
| verb | examine in order to test suitability “screen these samples” |
| verb | check and sort carefully “sift the information” |
| verb | separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements “sift the flour” |
| verb | distinguish and separate out “sift through the job candidates” |
| sieve | verb | separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements |
| sift | verb | separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements |
| screen | verb | separate with a riddle, as grain from chaff |
| screening | noun | testing objects or persons in order to identify those with particular characteristics |
| screener | noun | a guard at an airport who checks passengers or their luggage at a security checkpoint |
| sort | noun | an operation that segregates items into groups according to a specified criterion |
| sifter | noun | a household sieve (as for flour) |
| sifting | noun | the act of separating grain from chaff |
| sieve | noun | a strainer for separating lumps from powdered material or grading particles |
| strainer | noun | a filter to retain larger pieces while smaller pieces and liquids pass through |