Dictionary Check: filter
"filter" is a valid word!
Scrabble
9
points
Words with Friends
10
points
Definition
noun
device that removes something from whatever passes through it
noun
an electrical device that alters the frequency spectrum of signals passing through it
verb
remove by passing through a filter
Example:
"filter out the impurities"
verb
pass through
Example:
"Water permeates sand easily"
verb
run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream
Example:
"water trickled onto the lawn from the broken hose"
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