Filter - English meaning

verb

Lose blood from the body as a result of injury or illness.

Usage examples:

The cut was bleeding steadily

noun

An instance of bleeding.

Usage examples:

A lot of blood was lost from the placental bleed

verb

To lose blood

Usage examples:

Your arm is bleeding., he was bleeding heavily.

verb

Make (a statement or situation) less confused and more comprehensible.

Usage examples:

The report managed to clarify the government's position

Make clear by removing impurities or solids, as by heating

verb

To make something clearer or easier to understand

Usage examples:

I hope this analysis will clarify the debate., talking it through with you has helped me to clarify…

adjective

Free from dirt, marks, or stains.

Usage examples:

The room was spotlessly clean

adverb

So as to be free from dirt, marks, or unwanted matter.

Usage examples:

The room had been washed clean

verb

Make clean; remove dirt, marks, or stains from.

Usage examples:

Clean your teeth properly after meals

adjective

Easy to perceive, understand, or interpret.

Usage examples:

Clear and precise directions

adverb

So as to be out of the way of or away from.

Usage examples:

He leapt clear of the car

verb

Remove an obstruction or unwanted item or items from.

Usage examples:

The drive had been cleared of snow

noun

A perforated bowl used to strain off liquid from food after washing or cooking.

Usage examples:

When the beans are ready, remove the herbs, and drain the beans into the colander, reserving their …

noun

Bowl-shaped strainer used to wash or drain foods

noun

A bowl with many holes in it, used for washing food or for removing water from food that has been cooked

verb

Neutralize or remove dangerous substances, radioactivity, or germs from (an area, object, or person).

Usage examples:

They tried to decontaminate nearby villages

verb

To remove dangerous substances from something

Usage examples:

Estimates of the amount of money needed to decontaminate the heavily polluted chemical installation…

verb

Cause the water or other liquid in (something) to run out, leaving it empty or dry.

Usage examples:

We drained the swimming pool

noun

A channel or pipe carrying off surplus liquid, especially rainwater or liquid waste.

Usage examples:

The room's toilet pipes and shower drains carry this waste to a holding tank.

verb

Emptying something by allowing liquid to run out of it

verb

(of a liquid) fall slowly in drops or a thin stream.

Usage examples:

Rain dribbled down the window

noun

A thin stream of liquid; a trickle.

Usage examples:

A dribble of blood

verb

To move or happen slowly in small amounts or a few at a time

Usage examples:

Customers dribbled in and out all day., juice dribbled down the baby’s chin., water leaked from the…

verb

Break free from confinement or control.

Usage examples:

Two burglars have just escaped from prison

noun

An act of breaking free from confinement or control.

Usage examples:

The gang had made their escape

verb

Run away from confinement

verb

(with reference to moisture or a smell) discharge or be discharged slowly and steadily.

Usage examples:

The beetle exudes a caustic liquid

verb

To have a lot of a particular quality or feeling

Usage examples:

Sal exudes confidence., some trees exude a sap that repels insect parasites.

verb

If you exude love, confidence, pain, etc., you show that you have a lot of that feeling

Usage examples:

Exude confidence she just exudes confidence.

noun

A liquid which has passed through a filter.

Usage examples:

During the gravity filtration the filtrate passes through the filter medium under the combined forc…

verb

Filter.

Usage examples:

The remaining alkali is filtrated

noun

A liquid, gas or other substance that has passed through a filter (= piece of equipment that removes substances that are not wanted)

verb

(of a liquid, gas, or electricity) move steadily and continuously in a current or stream.

Usage examples:

From here the river flows north

noun

The action or fact of moving along in a steady, continuous stream.

Usage examples:

The flow of water into the pond

verb

(esp. of liquids, gases, or electricity) to move in one direction, esp. continuously and easily

Usage examples:

Air flows over an aircraft’s wing faster than it flows under it., lava from the volcano was flowing…

noun

A thin transparent fabric of silk, linen, or cotton.

Usage examples:

A hat swathed in green gauze

noun

A very thin, light cloth used for making clothing and for covering cuts in the skin

Usage examples:

A gauze skirt, a sterile gauze bandage

verb

(with reference to a soluble chemical or mineral) drain away from soil, ash, or similar material by the action of percolating liquid, especially rainwater.

Usage examples:

The nutrient is quickly leached away

verb

(of a substance) to come out of or be removed from another substance, esp. dirt, by passing water through it

verb

(of a container or covering) accidentally lose or admit contents, especially liquid or gas, through a hole or crack.

Usage examples:

The roof leaked

noun

A hole in a container or covering through which contents may accidentally pass.

Usage examples:

I checked all of the pipework for leaks

verb

(of a liquid or gas) to escape from a hole or crack in a pipe or container, or (of a container) to allow liquid or gas to escape

Usage examples:

[ i ] he heard the sound of dripping and saw water leaking from a pipe overhead., [ t ] the ship ra…

noun

Open-meshed material made by knotting together twine, wire, rope, or thread.

Usage examples:

Protect crops from pigeons and other birds with netting

verb

Catch or land (a fish or other animal) with a net.

Usage examples:

Damage caused when netting the fish

verb

Acquire (a sum of money) as clear profit.

Usage examples:

He netted £2.45 million on the deal

verb

(of a fluid) slowly trickle or seep out of something.

Usage examples:

Blood was oozing from a wound in his scalp

noun

The sluggish flow of a fluid.

Usage examples:

I picked a fruit and watched the ooze of fig milk from the stem

noun

Wet mud or slime, especially that found at the bottom of a river, lake, or sea.

Usage examples:

Abandoned barges sunk in ooze

verb

(of a liquid or gas) filter gradually through a porous surface or substance.

Usage examples:

The water percolating through the soil may leach out minerals

verb

(of a liquid) to move through a substance by going through very small spaces within it

Usage examples:

Underground water had percolated through the soil to form puddles.

noun

A series of actions or steps taken in order to achieve a particular end.

Usage examples:

Military operations could jeopardize the peace process

verb

Perform a series of mechanical or chemical operations on (something) in order to change or preserve it.

Usage examples:

The salmon is quickly processed after harvest to preserve the flavour

verb

Walk or march in procession.

Usage examples:

They processed down the aisle

verb

Remove contaminants from.

Usage examples:

The filtration plant is able to purify 70 tons of water a day

verb

To rid something of dirty or harmful substances

Usage examples:

Flower growers here are required to purify all their runoff water.

verb

Remove impurities or unwanted elements from (a substance), typically as part of an industrial process.

Usage examples:

Sugar was refined by boiling it in huge iron vats

verb

To make a substance pure by removing unwanted material

Usage examples:

Sugar and oil are refined before use., we haven’t finished refining the plan yet.

verb

To improve something or to make it pure, especially by removing material that is not wanted

Usage examples:

Crude oil is industrially refined to purify it., engineers spent many months refining the software.

noun

A question or statement intentionally phrased so as to require ingenuity in ascertaining its answer or meaning.

Usage examples:

They started asking riddles and telling jokes

verb

Speak in or pose riddles.

Usage examples:

He who knows not how to riddle

noun

A large coarse sieve, especially one used for separating ashes from cinders or sand from gravel.

Usage examples:

For inside the mill, the shelling stones began to turn, the riddles (large-meshed sieves) rhythmica…

verb

(of a liquid) flow or leak slowly through porous material or small holes.

Usage examples:

Water began to seep through the soles of his boots

noun

A place where petroleum or water oozes slowly out of the ground.

Usage examples:

The stable isotope composition of the first and second stages of the worm tube carbonates is simila…

noun

A utensil consisting of a wire or plastic mesh held in a frame, used for straining solids from liquids, for separating coarser from finer particles, or for reducing soft solids to a pulp.

Usage examples:

Puree the potatoes through a sieve

verb

Put (a food substance or other material) through a sieve.

Usage examples:

Sieve the flour and sugar together in a bowl

noun

A strainer for separating lumps from powdered material

verb

Put (a fine or loose substance) through a sieve so as to remove lumps or large particles.

Usage examples:

Sift the flour into a large bowl

noun

An act of sifting something, especially so as to isolate that which is most important.

Usage examples:

A careful archaeological sift must be made through the debris

noun

Move as if through a sieve

noun

A piece of kitchen equipment that you put flour, sugar, etc. through in order to break up large pieces

Usage examples:

A flour sifter, a sugar sifter, shovels, sifters, and other gardening tools were found at the site.…

noun

A piece of kitchen equipment that you put flour, sugar, etc. through in order to break up large pieces

Usage examples:

A flour sifter, a sugar sifter, shovels, sifters, and other gardening tools were found at the site.…

noun

A piece of kitchen equipment that you put flour, sugar, etc. through in order to break up large pieces

Usage examples:

A flour sifter, a sugar sifter, shovels, sifters, and other gardening tools were found at the site.…

verb

Force (a part of one's body or oneself) to make an unusually great effort.

Usage examples:

I stopped and listened, straining my ears for any sound

noun

A force tending to pull or stretch something to an extreme or damaging degree.

Usage examples:

The usual type of chair puts an enormous strain on the spine

noun

A particular breed, stock, or variety of an animal or plant.

Usage examples:

Australia has been trying to breed better strains of plants and animals for ever.

noun

A device having holes punched in it or made of crossed wires for separating solid matter from a liquid.

Usage examples:

A tea strainer

verb

Behave towards or deal with in a certain way.

Usage examples:

She had been brutally treated

noun

An event or item that is out of the ordinary and gives great pleasure.

Usage examples:

He wanted to take her to the pictures as a treat

verb

Apply a process to with the aim of preparing for a purpose

verb

(of a liquid) flow in a small stream.

Usage examples:

A solitary tear trickled down her cheek

noun

A small flow of liquid.

Usage examples:

A trickle of blood

verb

(of liquid) to flow slowly and without force

Usage examples:

Blood trickled from a cut in his forehead., after the hurricane, all the telephones were out, and i…

adverb

In a good or satisfactory way.

Usage examples:

The whole team played well

adjective

In good health; free or recovered from illness.

Usage examples:

I don't feel very well

exclamation

Used to express a range of emotions including surprise, anger, resignation, or relief.

Usage examples:

Well, really! the manners of some people!