sifter
/ˈsɪftər/
noun
- 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.
- 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.