Definitions for sift

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IPA: /sɪft/

Sift is a 4 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 7 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 7 points.

You can make 25 anagrams from letters in sift (fist).

Definitions for sift

verb (used with object)

1. to separate and retain the coarse parts of (flour, ashes, etc.) with a sieve.
2. to scatter or sprinkle through or by means of a sieve:
3. to separate by or as if by a sieve.
4. to examine closely:
5. to question closely.

verb (used without object)

1. to sift something.
2. to pass or fall through or as if through a sieve.

Origin of sift

before 900; Middle English siften, Old English siftan; cognate with Dutch, Middle Low German siften; akin to sieve

Examples for sift

sift the dry ingredients over a piece of parchment paper and then pour into a medium bowl.

It is advice to sift, pore over, and weigh up, with a view to us deciding for ourselves.

Meanwhile, sift the flour, baking soda, and salt into a medium bowl.

sift the baking powder and spices with the flour and add these.

But should you lack the energy to sift through the glut of options yourself, we can at least helpfully endorse this one.

sift two pounds of flour into a pan, and add a salt-spoon of salt.

But if you can sift through all of the legal posturing, a fairly accurate portrait of Sterling himself does begin to emerge.

Having resolved to sift and examine the entire heap, I at once set about my task.

Mix and sift the dry ingredients and stir these into the mixture.

Pour in the milk and sift the dry ingredients into this mixture.