nnoun.artifactdevice that removes something from whatever passes through itDerivationally Related Form:filterfiltrate
Hypernyms:device
Inherited Hypernyms:filterdeviceinstrumentalityartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:air cleanerair filterbacteria bedcoffee filterdiatomaceous earthdiatomitediffusing screendrain basketfilter bedfuel filterglass woolkieselguhrlight filteroil filterstrainerwater filter
Full Hyponyms:air filterbacteria bedcoffee filtercolanderdiatomaceous earthdrain basketfilter bedfilter tipfuel filterglass woollight filteroil filterriddlesievesifterstrainertea-strainerwater filter
nnoun.artifactan electrical device that alters the frequency spectrum of signals passing through itHypernyms:electrical device
Inherited Hypernyms:filterelectrical devicedeviceinstrumentalityartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:high-pass filterlow-pass filter
Full Hyponyms:high-pass filterlow-pass filter
vverb.contactremove by passing through a filterSynset:filter out filtrate separate out strain
Examples:- filter out the impurities
Derivationally Related Form:strainerfilterfiltratefiltration
Hypernyms:separate
Inherited Hypernyms:filterseparatechange integritychange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something
vverb.contactpass throughSynset:percolate permeate sink in
Examples:- Water permeates sand easily
Derivationally Related Form:percolationpermeationfiltrationpermeant
Hypernyms:penetrate perforate
Inherited Hypernyms:percolatepenetrateenter
Direct Hyponyms:infiltrate
Full Troponyms:infiltrate
Sentence Frame:Something ---s | Something is ---ing PP
vverb.motionrun or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady streamSynset:dribble trickle
Examples:- water trickled onto the lawn from the broken hose
- reports began to dribble in
Derivationally Related Form:trickle
Hypernyms:course feed flow run
Inherited Hypernyms:tricklerunmove
Direct Hyponyms:leachpercolate
Full Troponyms:leach
Sentence Frame:Something ---s | Something is ---ing PP | Water and oil --- into the bowl (apply to: filter, dribble, trickle)