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English noun: filter | |||
| 1. | filter (artifact) device that removes something from whatever passes through it | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | device | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | air cleaner, air filter, bacteria bed, coffee filter, diatomaceous earth, diatomite, diffusing screen, drain basket, filter bed, fuel filter, glass wool, kieselguhr, light filter, oil filter, strainer, water filter | ||
| 2. | filter (artifact) an electrical device that alters the frequency spectrum of signals passing through it | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | electrical device | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | high-pass filter, low-pass filter | ||
English verb: filter | |||
| 1. | filter (contact) remove by passing through a filter | ||
| Samples | Filter out the impurities. | ||
| Synonyms | filter out, filtrate, separate out, strain | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | separate | ||
| 2. | filter (contact) pass through | ||
| Samples | Water permeates sand easily. | ||
| Synonyms | percolate, permeate, sink in | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Something is ----ing PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | penetrate, perforate | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | infiltrate, infiltrate | ||
| 3. | filter (motion) run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream | ||
| Samples | Water trickled onto the lawn from the broken hose. Reports began to dribble in. | ||
| Examples | Water and oil filter into the bowl | ||
| Synonyms | dribble, trickle | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Something is ----ing PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | course, feed, flow, run | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | leach, percolate | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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