filter

/fˈɪltɚ/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

noun

1. device that removes something from whatever passes through it
2. an electrical device that alters the frequency spectrum of signals passing through it

verb

1. remove by passing through a filter
   “filter out the impurities”
2. pass through
   “Water permeates sand easily”
3. run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream
   “water trickled onto the lawn from the broken hose”

Synonyms for filter

• filtrate
• strain
• separate out
• filter out
• percolate
• sink in
• permeate
• trickle
• dribble

Words that rhyme with filter

• kilter
• quilter