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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

sievelike en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree English sieve Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English sievelike From sieve + -like.

Meanings

  1. Resembling a sieve; thus, having holes through which fluids can pass
    • a sievelike membrane

Forms

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more sievelike Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most sievelike Degree=Sup lexicographic

Synonyms

ethmoidal · ethmoid