FILTER as NOUN

  1. 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 Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • 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

  1. Meaning
    • pass through
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • Water permeates sand easily
    Hypernyms(s) filter is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • remove by passing through a filter
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • filter out the impurities
    Hypernyms(s) filter is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  3. Meaning
    • run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • 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 Hyponym(s) Derived(s)