what does filter mean?
FILTER as NOUN
- Meaning
- device that removes something from whatever passes through it
Hypernyms(s) filter is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- an electrical device that alters the frequency spectrum of signals passing through it
Hypernyms(s) filter is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
FILTER as VERB
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- Water permeates sand easily
Hypernyms(s) filter is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- remove by passing through a filter
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- filter out the impurities
Hypernyms(s) filter is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream
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- water trickled onto the lawn from the broken hose
- reports began to dribble in
Hypernyms(s) filter is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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