Definition of filter

"filter" in the noun sense

1. filter

device that removes something from whatever passes through it

2. filter

an electrical device that alters the frequency spectrum of signals passing through it

"filter" in the verb sense

1. filter, filtrate, strain, separate out, filter out

remove by passing through a filter

"filter out the impurities"

2. percolate, sink in, permeate, filter

pass through

"Water permeates sand easily"

3. trickle, dribble, filter

run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream

"water trickled onto the lawn from the broken hose"

"reports began to dribble in"

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Scrabble® Letter Score: 9

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Shorter words in filter

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Longer words containing filter

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