Synonyms of the word

strainer

• n. A device through which a liquid is passed for purification, filtering or separation from solid matter;…
• n. One who strains.

filter

• n. A device which separates a suspended, dissolved, or particulate matter from a fluid, solution, or other…
• n. Electronics or software that separates unwanted signals (for example noise) from wanted signals or that…
• n. Any item, mechanism, device or procedure that acts to separate or isolate.
• n. (figuratively) self-restraint in speech.
• n. (mathematics, order theory) A non-empty upper set (of a partially ordered set) which is closed under binary…
• v. (transitive) To sort, sift, or isolate.
• v. (transitive) To diffuse; to cause to be less concentrated or focused.
• v. (intransitive) To pass through a filter or to act as though passing through a filter.
• v. (intransitive) To move slowly or gradually; to come or go a few at a time.
• v. (intransitive) To ride a motorcycle between lanes on a road.