Filter - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- an electrical device that alters the frequency spectrum of signals passing through it
verb
- run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream (syn: dribble, trickle)
Extra examples
She smokes cigarettes with filters.
He placed a red filter on the camera lens.
They've begun filtering their water to remove impurities.
Sunlight filtered through the leaves.
His ideas have filtered down to his children.
The crowd filtered into the arena.
Early election returns have begun to filter in.
Yes, I do smoke but only filters.
The whole information was strained through the imperial filters.
The solids were filtered out and only the liquid passed into the container.
Foreign influence began to filter into the country.
The firm uses electronic filters to prevent workers from accessing the Internet.
The water in the tank is constantly filtered.
The ozone layer filters harmful UV rays from the sun.
Chattering noisily, the crowd began to filter into the auditorium.
Word forms
I/you/we/they: filter
he/she/it: filters
present participle: filtering
past tense: filtered
past participle: filtered
singular: filter
plural: filters
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