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Search phrase: sift

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PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
All's Well That Ends WellAW V.iii.124.1We'll sift this matter further.Wee'l sift this matter further.
HamletHam I.iii.102Unsifted in such perilous circumstance.Vnsifted in such perillous Circumstance.
HamletHam II.ii.58.1Well, we shall sift him.Well, we shall sift him.
Henry VI Part 11H6 III.i.24Besides, I fear me, if thy thoughts were sifted,Beside, I feare me, if thy thoughts were sifted,
Richard IIR2 I.i.12As near as I could sift him on that argument,As neere as I could sift him on that argument,

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Glossary

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boltsift, separate out
boltedrefined, carefully sifted, polished
boltersifting-cloth, sieve, strainer
bolting[of flour] sifting
bolting-hutchsifting-bin [used in filtering flour from bran]
fannedwell-sifted, tested, considered
findsearch through, sift, probe
siftquestion carefully, examine closely
siftdiscover by examining, find out by questioning
unboltedunsifted, unkneaded, lumpy
unsifteduntried, inexperienced, unskilled

Thesaurus

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carefully siftedbolted
siftbolt
siftfind
sifted carefullybolted
sifted wellfanned
sifting [of flour]bolting
sifting-bin [for flour]bolting-hutch
sifting-clothbolter
unsiftedunbolted
well-siftedfanned

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Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
BOLT [sift]BASICbolt v, bolted adj, bolting n
BOLT [sift]APPEARANCEblood-boltered adj
BOLT [sift]OBJECTbolter n, bolting-hutch n
BOLT [sift]NOTunbolt v, unbolted adj
SIFTBASICsift v
SIFTNOTunsifted adj
UNBOLTBASICsee BOLT [sift]
UNSIFTEDBASICsee SIFT

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