study vs sift

study is a noun but sift is not a noun.

study and sift both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
study	Yes	No	Yes	No
sift	No	No	Yes	No

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

study: consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
sift: check and sort carefully

Other hyponyms of study include anatomize, diagnose, name, diagnose, appraise, survey, survey, compare, check, check into, check out, check over, check up on, go over, look into, suss out, assay, reexamine, review, audit, inspect, scrutinise, scrutinize, screen, follow, trace, investigate, look into, sieve, consider, look at, view.

study (noun)	sift (noun)
a detailed critical inspection
a room used for reading and writing and studying
preliminary drawing for later elaboration
attentive consideration and meditation
a branch of knowledge
applying the mind to learning and understanding a subject (especially by reading)
a state of deep mental absorption
a written document describing the findings of some individual or group
a composition intended to develop one aspect of the performer's technique
someone who memorizes quickly and easily (as the lines for a part in a play)

study (verb)	sift (verb)
be a student of a certain subject	distinguish and separate out
learn by reading books	separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements
consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning	check and sort carefully
be a student; follow a course of study; be enrolled at an institute of learning	move as if through a sieve
think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes
give careful consideration to

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