noun
- a kitchen utensil with a mesh or perforated bottom used for separating fine particles from coarse ones or for sprinkling powdered substances
- a person who sifts or examines something carefully
Examples
- She used a flour sifter to remove lumps from the baking ingredients.
- The powdered sugar sifter made it easy to dust the cake evenly.
- Pass the soil through a sifter to remove rocks and debris.
- The archaeologist acted as a careful sifter of ancient artifacts.
- A fine-mesh sifter works best for separating small particles.
- The detective was a skilled sifter of evidence and clues.