Sieve
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A device to separate larger objects from smaller objects, or to separate solid objects from a liquid. A process, physical or abstract, that arrives at a final result by filtering out unwanted pieces of input from a larger starting set of input.
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To strain, sift or sort using a sieve.
Example sentence: Making a film is like putting out a fire with sieve. There are so many elements, and it gets so complicated.
Strain
Part of speech: noun
Definition: Treasure.The blood-vessel in the yolk of an egg.Race; lineage, pedigree.a tune, melodyA particular breed or race of animal, microbe etc.Hereditary character, quality, or disposition.A kind or sort (of person etc.).The amount by which a material deforms under stress or force, given as a ratio of the deformation to the initial dimension of the material and typically symbolised by ε is termed the engineering strain. The true strain is defined as the natural logarithm of the ratio of the final dimension to the initial dimension.
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To exert or struggle (to do something), especially to stretch too far.To apply a force or forces toTo tighten the strings of a musical instrument; to uplift one's voiceTo separate solid from liquid by passing through a strainer or colander
Example sentence: Friendship will not stand the strain of very much good advice for very long.