Sieve (4)
'sieve' is the definition.
(synonyms)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for sift that I've seen before include "screen" , "Get lumps from (flour)" , "Riddle, sieve" , "Pass though a sieve" , "Put through a sieve" .)
'sieve' is the definition.
(I know that riddle is a type of sieve)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for riddle that I've seen before include "mystery" , "Question to test ingenuity, something puzzling" , "it's full of holes" , "The large sieve is a puzzle" , "Strain" .)
'sieve' is the definition.
(I know that screen is a more specific form of sieve)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for screen that I've seen before include "Movable partition - cinema" , "Onto which pictures are projected" , "Dividing partition" , "Surface for projection of pictures" , "Filter the mobile partition" .)
'sieve' is the definition.
(I know that sieve can be written as strainer)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for strainer that I've seen before include "Tea leaf catcher" , "Sieve, colander, etc" , "Tea leaf remover" , "Retrains (anag.)" , "Filtering device" .)
'sieve' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for colander that I've seen before include "Perforated vessel" , "Kitchen strainer" , "Boiled 20 Down may be strained through this" , "implement that's full of holes" , "Perforated bowl" .)