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.
She used a sieve to strain the pasta after it was cooked.
A person's memory when it is weak or forgetful.
My mind is a sieve—I keep losing track of appointments.
sieveadjective
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Relating to or employing a sieve; used before another noun.
The lab conducted a sieve analysis on the soil sample.