18
filter(noun, verb, separate, strain, drain)
18
screen(noun, verb, separate, clean, examine)
12
sift(verb, separate, remove, strain, clean)
11
riddle(noun, verb, separate, arrangement, opening)
11
strain(verb, separate, clean, drain, penetrate)
9
strainer(noun, filter, mesh)
8
colander(noun, verb, separate, opening, drain)
6
filtrate
6
mesh(noun, strainer)
6
separate(verb, strain, drain, comb, sift)
6
winnow(verb, separate, clean, drain, select)
6
purify(verb, separate, strain, clean, drain)
6
sifter(noun, strainer)
6
sort(verb, separate, drain, select, scan)
5
distil
5
refine(verb, strain, clean, drain, penetrate)
5
screen out(verb, expression, phrasal verb)
4
net(noun, sponge)
4
bolter
4
classify
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