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    Definitions

    1 | verb | remove by passing through a filter 2 | verb | pass through 3 | verb | run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream 4 | noun | device that removes something from whatever passes through it 5 | noun | an electrical device that alters the frequency spectrum of signals passing through it (5 meanings)

    Pronunciation

    f'ilter (IPA: fˈɪltɝ)

    Hyphenation

    fil-ter (6 letters | 2 syllables)

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    First known use in English

    1400 (Late Middle ages | European Renaissance) (625 years ago)

    Word frequency history

    Inflected forms

    filtered | filtering | filters

    Synonyms

    filter out | filtrate | separate out | strain | percolate | permeate | sink in | dribble | trickle (total: 9)

    Narrower terms

    infiltrate | leach | percolate | air cleaner | air filter | bacteria bed | coffee filter | diatomaceous earth | diatomite | diffusing screen | drain basket | filter bed | fuel filter | glass wool | kieselguhr | ... (total: 21)

    Broader terms

    separate | penetrate | perforate | course | feed | flow | run | device | electrical device (total: 9)

    Rhymes

    kilter (based on typical American pronunciation)

    Homophone

    philter

    Lexically close words

    falter | filler | fitter | kilter

    Anagrams

    lifter | trifle

    Phrases

    filter out | filter paper | filter tip | filter-tipped | filter-tipped cigarette (total: 5)

    Other notable uses

    Filter (US population: 580 people, white: 96%)

    filter.com | filter.net | filter.org | filter.info

    Crossword puzzle clues

    Aquarium purifier | Purification aid (based on all New York Times crossword puzzles 1994 to 2009)

    Scrabble score

    9 (International English) | 9 (North American English)

    Phone keypad digits

    (???) ?34-5837

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