filter
/ˈfɪltɚ/noun, verb2 syllables
Filter means: remove by passing through a filter.
Synonyms for filter10
verb, as in remove by passing through a filter
verb, as in pass through
percolate, sink in, permeate
verb, as in run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream
trickle, dribble
What does filter mean?5
verb
1
remove by passing through a filter“filter out the impurities”
2
pass through“Water permeates sand easily”
3
run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream“water trickled onto the lawn from the broken hose”
noun
1
device that removes something from whatever passes through it
2
an electrical device that alters the frequency spectrum of signals passing through it
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Filter in a sentence
- In swimming pools, water is continuously pumped through a filter.Source_VOA
- Matthew's camping gear includes a backpack, camping stove, and a water filter.Amastan
- Water can be cleaned using different filters, which remove and hold onto the impurities.sangelo
- This dust is impossible to filter from the air.CK
- I had a little problem replacing the oil filter.CK
- The oil filter is tight and won't come off.Amastan
- Yanni needs to get the oil filter off.Amastan
- Yanni filled the oil filter to the top.Amastan
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of filter
as a noun
- plural
- filters
as a verb
- past tense
- filtered
- present participle
- filtering
- third-person singular
- filters
- past participle
- filtered