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Definition of sieve noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

 

sieve

 noun
noun
NAmE//sɪv//
 
 
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  • a tool for separating solids from liquids or larger solids from smaller solids, made of a wire or plastic net attached to a ring. The liquid or small pieces pass through the net but the larger pieces do not. Press the apricot jam through a sieve and stir in one tablespoon of cold water.
    • Idioms
    have a memory/mind like a sieve (informal)
     
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    to have a very bad memory; to forget things easily
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