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filter
noun
verb
device that removes something from whatever passes through it
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ˈfɪltə
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noun
device that removes something from whatever passes through it
noun
an electrical device that alters the frequency spectrum of signals passing through it
verb
pass through
“Water permeates sand easily”
verb
remove by passing through a filter
“filter out the impurities”
verb
run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream
“water trickled onto the lawn from the broken hose”
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Example Sentences
Water permeates sand easily
filter out the impurities
water trickled onto the lawn from the broken hose
reports began to dribble in
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