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1filter — I. v. a. Strain, pass through a strainer or filter. II. v. n. Percolate, transude, exude, strain, ooze. III. n. Strainer …
2filter — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. filtrate, strain, sieve; percolate, pass through; purify, refine, leach. See cleanness, egress. n. strainer, sifter, sieve, screen, percolator; cheesecloth; optical or audio filter. See opening,… …
3filter — Synonyms and related words: bleed, bolt, butterfly, cheesecloth, clarifier, clarify, clean, clear, cloth, colander, condense, cradle, cribble, decrassify, depurate, diffusing screen, discharge, distill, drain, dribble, drip, dripple, drop,… …
4filter — n 1. strainer, strain, screen, sieve, sifter, colander, riddle; leaching field, drainage, field; net, netting, gauze, cheesecloth. v 2. strain, filtrate, clear, clarify; purify, refine. 3. percolate, leach, run through, pass through, filter… …
5Stainless steel strainer — A stainless steel strainer is a perforated (punched holes) metal part used in household water systems to strain or filter out debris in the water system or sink. They are often installed in a domestic water line , kitchen sinks etc. They could be …
6Tea strainer — A tea strainer is a type of strainer that is placed over or in a teacup to catch tea leaves. When tea is brewed in the traditional manner in a teapot, the tea leaves are not contained in teabags, but rather are freely suspended in the water. As… …
7Swimming pool sanitation — articleissues refimprove = January 2008 technical = August 2008Swimming pool sanitation refers to both visual clarity and levels of microflora, such as bacteria and viruses in swimming pools. The goal of sanitation is to prevent the spread of… …
8strain — I. noun Etymology: Middle English streen progeny, lineage, from Old English strēon gain, acquisition; akin to Old High German gistriuni gain, Latin struere to heap up more at strew Date: 13th century 1. a. lineage, ancestry b. a group of presumed …
9strain — I [[t]streɪn[/t]] v. t. 1) to draw tight; make taut: to strain a rope[/ex] 2) to exert to the utmost: to strain one s reach[/ex] 3) to injure (a muscle, tendon, etc.) by stretching or overexertion 4) to cause mechanical deformation in by stress… …
10Strain — Strain, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Strained}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Straining}.] [OF. estraindre, estreindre, F. [ e]treindre, L. stringere to draw or bind tight; probably akin to Gr. ? a halter, ? that which is squeezwd out, a drop, or perhaps to E. strike …
