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To sieve or strain (something)
To separate something from something else, typically something to be discarded
To rummage through a collection or mass of things
To examine or analyze a collection of things or information
To search determinedly for someone or something
To cover lightly with a powdered substance
To distinguish or identify (as) the distinctive nature or features of
To recognize or understand a difference
To wash gravel in a pan to separate out (gold)
To gather or collect, typically what is left over
To delve into or hollow out a surface or ground
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Verb
▲
To sieve or strain (something)
filters
sieves
strains
screens
riddles
purifies
separates
refines
griddles
winnows
bolts
puts through a sieve
clarifies
clears
filtrates
distils
UK
distills
US
extracts
picks out
processes
cleans
cleanses
selects
chooses
decontaminates
garbles
sorts
fines
treats
rectifies
makes pure
separates out
gets rid of impurities
sorts out
takes out
draws out
percolates
leaches
culls
rarefies
concentrates
passes through a filter
obtains
combs
divides up
short-lists
narrows down
creams off
sanitizes
US
sterilizes
US
disinfects
fumigates
washes
depurates
deterges
pasteurizes
US
autoclaves
depollutes
detoxifies
sublimates
boils
liquates
remits
exculpates
exonerates
elutriates
rarifies
expiates
edulcorates
pasteurises
UK
sanitises
UK
sterilises
UK
antisepticizes
purges
makes sterile
cleans up
desexualizes
changes
incapacitates
makes clean
scrubs
fractionates
sublimes
neuters
fixes
deodorizes
US
emasculates
castrates
deodorises
UK
rinses
gelds
lustrates
makes sanitary
bathes
cleans thoroughly
alters
cleans out
makes clear
spays
launders
unsexes
rinses out
desalts
baths
sanctifies
disinfests
cauterizes
US
vaporizes
US
delouses
freshens
neutralizes
US
becomes clear
vaporises
UK
cauterises
UK
redeems
neutralises
UK
bleaches
renders
unburdens
relieves
frees
delivers
makes safe
makes germ-free
melts
desalinates
reclaims
scours
melts down
detoxicates
restores
GIs
turns out
removes impurities from
gets rid of impurities from
wipes
mops
sponges
laves
tidies
does
spruces up
tarts up
clears up
clears away
mops up
smartens
expurgates
tidies up
blitzes
absterges
washes down
hoses down
sluices down
washes up
washes away
scrubs down
more ❯
“Add the other ingredients and
sift
to remove lumps.”
Verb
▲
To separate something from something else, typically something to be discarded
isolates
divides
removes
segregates
parts
sorts out
filters out
separates out
weeds out
gets rid of
puts to one side
separates
sifts out
sorts
extracts
distinguishes
differentiates
winnows
winnows out
sets apart
singles out
separates the wheat from the chaff
threshes
culls
identifies
sieves
pans
selects
dissociates
ferrets out
chooses
plucks out
pulls out
picks out
picks on
“Elizabeth then tries to
sift
the rocks out of the rice in the basket.”
Verb
▲
To rummage through a collection or mass of things
searches
combs
prospects
goes through
searchs through
ferrets in
ferrets about in
roots about in
roots around in
looks through
rummages through
ferrets around in
pokes around in
fossicks through
rootles around in
rousts around in
fossicks
hunts
rummages
scours
forages
turns upside down
ransacks
sorts through
digs through
hunts through
rakes
rifles
trolls
dredges
turns inside out
goes through with a fine-tooth comb
examines
looks
scrutinizes
US
scrutinises
UK
rummages around in
rummages about in
rifles through
leaves no stone unturned
grubs about in
scrabbles about in
rummages in
scrabbles around in
fishes about in
fishes around in
turns over
grubs around in
explores
probes
scans
delves
investigates
digs in
leaves no stone unturned in
forages through
sifts through
delves in
rummages round in
pokes about in
seeks
skirrs
scrabbles
goes over with a fine-tooth comb
looks round
snoops
looks around
checks
goes
roots
ferrets out
shuffles through
tips over
hunts for
digs
rakes over
fine-tooth-combs
fine-combs
rakes up
shakes down
wades
trawls
searchs high and low
digs down
rummages around
grubs
sweeps
inspects
finecombs
screens
goes over
looks around in
looks high and low
goes through with fine-tooth comb
beats the bushes
searchs high heaven
rootles
ferrets
fishes
ferrets about
pokes
rakes through
roots through
browses
fiddles
rousts
peers
pries
ferrets around
raises
cleans
noses around
pokes through
unearths
grubs about
drags
routs
looks all round
turns out
hunts around in
looks all over for
looks into
digs up
brings up
looks for
looks up and down
searchs thoroughly
looks all over
looks high and low in
tracks down
gropes
pokes around
more ❯
“I head back upstairs and
sift
through the drawers in our dressers, suitcases, pants pockets.”
Verb
▲
To examine or analyze a collection of things or information
examines
investigates
probes
explores
scrutinises
UK
scrutinizes
US
researches
analyses
UK
inspects
analyzes
US
reviews
dissects
evaluates
assesses
fathoms
delves into
looks into
enquires into
goes into
digs into
pores over
conducts an enquiry into
sizes up
turns over
sifts through
conducts investigations into
sorts through
goes through with a fine-tooth comb
studies
surveys
searches
goes over
audits
checks out
looks over
checks
digs
prospects
considers
scans
inquires into
goes over with a fine-tooth comb
inquires
US
vets
cases
scouts
reconnoitres
UK
reconnoiters
US
enquires
UK
checks over
works over
gives the once-over
eyeballs
canvasses
queries
appraises
delves
recces
searchs into
checks up on
feels out
checks into
takes stock of
conducts an investigation into
checks up
subjects to an examination
peruses
views
tests
interrogates
follows up
questions
seeks
makes enquiries about
makes inquiry
probes into
pries into
weighs up
sounds out
scopes out
looks at
cross-examines
noses around
inquires about
runs down
susses out
pokes around
looks at carefully
stakes out
chews over
gives the once over
tries to get to the bottom of
overlooks
cons
oversees
weighs
penetrates
enquires about
looks
combs
pierces
brainstorms
hunts
bugs
frisks
taps
pokes
spies
asks questions about
finds out about
verifies
pursues
skirrs
excogitates
examines closely
puts under a microscope
listens in
searchs for
deliberates on
reads into
examines carefully
finds out
reads up on
broods over
mulls over
dives into
sifts the evidence concerning
does research into
makes inquiries about
gives something a going-over
puts to the test
asks questions of
searches the evidence concerning
tests the waters
puts questions to
goes through
asks about
discusses
judges
interprets
estimates
muckrakes
wiretaps
underseeks
anatomizes
ponders
makes an observation of
makes a recce of
spies on
talks about
quizzes
takes stock
gives something a once-over
catechizes
snoops
experimented with
picks at
thinks about
pries
plumbs
makes enquiries
seeks an answer
conducts an enquiry
deconstructs
assays
drills
mines
pans
dowses
puts out a feeler
digs deeper
digs deep
carries out an inquest into
decompounds
cuts
decomposes
resolves
goes after
makes a survey of
scours
breaks down
takes apart
seeks out
discovers
forages
canvases
tracks down
ferrets
burrows
quests
ferrets out
looks around
gives something a look-see
pioneers
looks up and down
rummages
runs reconnaissance
contemplates
makes enquiries into
gets back to
chases up
scopes
watches
perlustrates
candles
stares
smokes
pegs
gets a load of
takes the measure of
burns up
trials
determines
tries
rates
write about
screens
covers
experiments
thinks through
picks apart
tries out
sorts out
values
puts something through its paces
gives a tryout
reckons
measures
valuates
proves
gauges
UK
figures
sizes
reads
experimentalizes
criticizes
US
guesstimates
criticises
UK
gages
US
shakes down
tries on
tackles
opens up
runs over
carries out trials on
forms an impression of
forms an opinion of
gets the measure of
tries on for size
makes a trial run
takes a look at
observes
deals with
identifies
treats
critiques
concerns itself with
substantiates
guesses
deliberates
consults
confirms
demonstrates
validates
samples
kicks around
eyes up
pilots
stacks up
proves out
thinks over
dives in
checks something out
matches up
puts to trial
puts out feelers
makes
does research
plays around with
thinks out
dips one's toe in the water
puts someone through their paces
follows a line of investigation
getd down to brass tacks
adjudicates
sums up
tracks
passes through
looks through
runs through
sees
auditions
monitors
reads over
has a look at
calculates
diagnoses
takes a look
meditates
debates
turns
revolves
ruminates
perpends
cogitates
investigates it
fixes
examines more carefully
explores further
investigates further
probes deeper
leaves no stone unturned
wades into
supposes
bones up
takes a look at it
compares
wrestles with
conducts research into
entertains
separates
conducts research
carries out trials
conducts experiments
calls
apprises
conjectures
test drives
fools with
practices with
messes around
carries out tests
does tests on
road-tests
field-tests
sees how wind blows
sends up a balloon
runs idea by someone
runs something up the flagpole
sees how it flies
puts to the proof
runs it up a flagpole
places
ranks
adjudges
consults the archives
looks up
nitpicks
sets
puts
makes inquiries
does tests
classifies
grades
prices
decides
classes
conducts a survey of
takes measure of
makes up one's mind about
gives opinion
handles
sets at
passes judgment
puts a value on
takes account of
puts a price on
assesses the worth of
takes measure
prices out
dissolves
explains
approaches
gives an opinion
comments upon
passes judgment on
marks
lays bare
learns
counsels
reasons
divides
corrects
confabulates
arranges
confabs
parleys
powwows
confers
shows mistakes in
indicates errors in
refers to
comments on
touches on
speaks about
does
points out faults in
swots up on
takes a course in
takes classes in
discourses on
enlarges upon
talks over
talks of
touches upon
advises on
takes up
makes sense of
ruminates on
cogitates on
meditates on
hypothesizes
US
envisions
reflects upon
gives some thought to
stews over
forms
formulates
stops to consider
figures out
cerebrates on
decides on
agonizes over
pictures
muses over
dwells on
has a think about
reflects on
contemplates on
clarifies
muses on
hashes over
hypothesises
UK
gives thought to
takes under consideration
puzzles over
more ❯
“It was determined to utilize the services of the FBI in a final effort to
sift
through the evidence and to reach conclusions about the case.”
Verb
▲
To search determinedly for someone or something
hunts
searches
seeks
rummages
forages
looks
pursues
delves
ferrets
scours
quests
ransacks
examines
probes
traces
prospects
rootles
drags
explores
investigates
skirrs
winnows
chases down
casts about
ferrets about
casts around
forages for
rummages around
shops for
casts round
looks up
ferrets around
looks for
casts about for
casts around for
roots about
roots around
rummages about
rummages round
looks high and low
noses around
tracks down
fishes about
fishes around
forages around
gropes around
scratchs around
rootles around
ferrets out
scours around
searchs high heaven
tries to find
forages about
rootles about
fishes for
goes after
searchs out
seeks out
looks all over hell
fossicks
scavenges
scratches about
scouts
combs
fine-tooth-combs
digs
goes through
searchs through
hunts through
fossicks through
pokes about
feels around
scrabbles around
searches about
pokes around
rifles through
sifts through
chases
hunts for
rummages around for
searchs for
grubs
scrounges
looks about
hunts around
scrounges around
looks round
looks around
noses about
noses round
more ❯
Verb
▲
To cover lightly with a powdered substance
dusts
sprinkles
covers
powders
spreads
scatters
sprays
besprinkles
dots
flecks
strews
bestrews
dabs
freckles
dredges
spatters
peppers
spangles
spots
carpets
stipples
mottles
blotches
speckles
drizzles
marbles
bespeckles
splotches
specks
dapples
shoots
showers
marks
studs
sows
splashes
spritzes
shakes over
dabbles
pimples
litters
pocks
garnishes
tops
finishes
disseminates
talcs
coats
covers with powder
dredges with powder
flours
sprinkles with powder
drenches
diffuses
disperses
smears
mists
applies
douches
spews
atomizes
throws around
spreads in droplets
sends out
stains
soils
dirties
smudges
besmirches
bespatters
smirches
splodges
streaks
bestuds
maculates
sploshes
variegates
slabbers
Verb
▲
To distinguish or identify (as) the distinctive nature or features of
individualises
UK
individualizes
US
distinguishes
characterises
UK
characterizes
US
marks
individuates
differentiates
separates
identifies
demarcates
signalises
UK
signalizes
US
pinpoints
parts
discriminates
specifies
analyses
UK
analyzes
US
ascertains
categorises
UK
categorizes
US
classifies
collates
decides
determines
diagnoses
divides
estimates
judges
knows
labels
names
places
recognises
UK
recognizes
US
selects
spots
tags
determinates
diagnosticates
sets apart
singles out
sorts out
tells between
marks off
figures out
makes out
tells apart
designates
delimits
delineates
singularizes
qualifies
sets off
tells from
ID's
IDs
makes different
makes distinctive
segregates
differentializes
makes something stand out
makes unique
typifies
stamps
denotes
personalises
UK
symbolises
UK
indicates
highlights
peculiarizes
personalizes
US
symbolizes
US
belongs to
makes up
marks out
more ❯
Verb
▲
To recognize or understand a difference
discriminates
differentiates
distinguishes
discerns
contrasts
separates
differences
secerns
compares
judges
perceives
notes
severalizes
categorises
UK
categorizes
US
classifies
collates
extricates
knows
specifies
assesses
evaluates
contradistinguishes
remarks
segregates
severs
tells apart
draws a distinction
tells the difference
discerns a difference
makes out
splits hairs
recognizes a distinction
knows what's what
separates the sheep from the goats
separates the wheat from the chaff
Verb
▲
To wash gravel in a pan to separate out (gold)
pans
washes
sifts for
sifts out
looks for
searchs for
Verb
▲
To gather or collect, typically what is left over
gleans
gathers
culls
garners
reaps
accumulates
harvests
amasses
collects
derives
draws
extracts
gets
obtains
picks
selects
takes
winnows
picks up
Verb
▲
To delve into or hollow out a surface or ground
digs
excavates
burrows
bores
tunnels
dredges
mines
quarries
shovels
grubs
hoes
ploughs
UK
plows
US
bulldozes
channels
delves
depresses
pits
rakes
roots
routs
scoops
concaves
deepens
enters
saps
turns
digs down
digs out
hollows out
gouges out
scoops out
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