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filter

/ filter /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
device that removes something from whatever passes through it
Type of:
device
Kinds of:
air filter air cleaner bacteria bed coffee filter drain basket
Derived:
filtrate strain separate out filter out
noun Sense 2
an electrical device that alters the frequency spectrum of signals passing through it
Type of:
electrical device
verb Sense 3
remove by passing through a filter
"filter out the impurities"
Type of:
separate
Derived:
strainer filtrate filtration
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 4
run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream
"water trickled onto the lawn from the broken hose"
"reports began to dribble in"
Type of:
run flow feed
Kinds of:
leach percolate
Derived:
drip trickle dribble
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something to somebody
verb Sense 5
pass through
"Water permeates sand easily"
Type of:
penetrate perforate
Kinds of:
infiltrate
Derived:
filtration permeation pervasion suffusion percolation
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Semantic Complexity
68%
Sense Count
5
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
31
Times Searched
1
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