sie

/zaɪ, zɪ, saɪ/

Definitions

1. noun

a small vessel or container, typically with a narrow neck, used to hold a liquid, especially wine.

“She carefully poured the wine into a delicate sie to serve it.”

2. noun

a German word for ‘sieve’ or ‘strainer’, especially used to describe a device used to separate grains from chaff.

“The old sie was a crucial tool for farmers in the past to separate grains from chaff.”

Synonyms

  • sieve
  • strainer

Antonyms

  • accumulator
  • container