Filtering

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Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. Present participle of filter.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. Straining; defecating: used in compounds.
  • Word Usage
    "He also said he realizes that "we've got a very small window to really get things right," and that there are a lot of other competitors trying to solve the same problem Digg is, which he described as filtering the firehose of information that comes from Twitter and Facebook and other social-media services."
    Equivalent
    Verb Form
    filtered    filtering    filters   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    separate   
    Variant
    philter   
    Form
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    strainer    percolate    filter out   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    kilter    quilter   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    component    input    sensor    circuit    interface