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sift
/sɪft/ · 4 letters · 4 distinct letters
- verb
move as if through a sieve
The soldiers sifted through the woods
- verb
separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements
sift the flour
- verb
check and sort carefully
sift the information
- verb
distinguish and separate out
sift through the job candidates