sifter

/ˈsɪftər/
noun
  1. A kitchen tool with a mesh bottom used to sift dry ingredients like flour or sugar.
    • The recipe calls for a sifter to combine the dry ingredients.
    • She used a sifter to make the flour light and fluffy.
    • He bought a new sifter with a fine mesh for baking.
  2. A device or person that sifts or separates materials.
    • The gold prospector used a sifter to separate nuggets from dirt.
    • The sifter at the factory checks the quality of the grain.
    • A soil sifter helps remove rocks before planting.
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