Sieve - Definition and Overview

Related Words: Analyzer, Arabesque, Bolt, Bolter, Breaker, Cancellation, Centrifuge, Clear, Colander, Cordon, Cradle

A sieve is a device for segregating aggregate based on particle size. Sieves commonly consist of a wire mesh on which the aggregate is placed. The sieve is then shaken, allowing particles smaller than the mesh openings to fall through. It may also be used in a garden to remove stones from soil.
A sieve used in cooking is a colander.
A sieve is a technique in mathematics. See sieve of Eratosthenes, sieve theory and general number field sieve.
sieve is a mail filtering language proposed as Internet standard that can be found at this address (http://www.cyrusoft.com/sieve/).
sieve is a popular taunt among crowds at American college ice hockey games, used as a reference to a goaltender.

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Example Usage of Sieve
	publicdomain: Like water through a Sieve.
	tpwalke2: I believe that Sieve rhymes with leave, but I will give you a reprieve if you think differently. #fb
	tpwalke2: How did Sieve get skipped given every other 'ieve' word? http://tinyurl.com/yddhnts #fb

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Sieve - Definition and Overview

Example Usage of Sieve