Associations to the word «Sift»

Wiktionary

SIFT, verb. To sieve or strain (something).
SIFT, verb. To separate or scatter (things) as if by sieving.
SIFT, verb. To examine (something) carefully.

Dictionary definition

SIFT, verb. Move as if through a sieve; "The soldiers sifted through the woods".
SIFT, verb. Separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements; "sift the flour".
SIFT, verb. Check and sort carefully; "sift the information".
SIFT, verb. Distinguish and separate out; "sift through the job candidates".

Wise words

It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few.
Pythagoras