sieve vs resift

sieve is a noun but resift is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
sieve	Yes	No	Yes	No
resift	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, resift is a hyponym of sieve; that is, resift is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than sieve:

sieve: separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements
resift: sift anew

Other hyponyms of sieve include rice, riddle, screen, winnow.

sieve (noun)	resift (noun)
a strainer for separating lumps from powdered material or grading particles

sieve (verb)	resift (verb)
distinguish and separate out	sift anew
separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements
check and sort carefully
examine in order to test suitability