sifter
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sifter
- /ˈsɪftɚ/ US
Rhymes with -ɪftə(ɹ)
noun sifters
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A tool for sifting, especially one for powdered cooking ingredients.
Near-synonym: sieve
Similar: sieve
- One who sifts. He was employed as a sifter.
- Any lamellirostral bird, as a duck or goose, so called because it sifts or strains its food from the water and mud by means of the lamellae of the beak.
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Talk about this word "sifter." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sifter. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. sifter. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sifter "sifter." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sifter.
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@misc{sifter_2026,
title = {sifter},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sifter},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
