Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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sift | No | No | Yes | No |
rice | Yes | No | Yes | No |
sift (noun) | rice (noun) |
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grains used as food either unpolished or more often polished | |
annual or perennial rhizomatous marsh grasses; seed used for food; straw used for paper |
sift (verb) | rice (verb) |
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distinguish and separate out | sieve so that it becomes the consistency of rice |
separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements | |
check and sort carefully | |
move as if through a sieve |