Definitions
Device or process that removes unwanted material.
Word origin
From Middle English filtre, from Medieval Latin filtrum (compare also Old French feutre (“felt; filter”)), from Frankish *filtir, from Proto-West Germanic *felt. See felt. Doublet of phin.
Used in a sentence
“Then add four drops of crocodile semen, and pass the mixture through a filter.”
“He runs an email filter to catch the junk mail.”
“He's got no filter, and he's always offending people as a result.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Remove impurities”6 letters
02“Screen or strain”6 letters
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