Definition of filter

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • filter is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 9
  • filter is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 9
  • filter is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 10

Definition of filter


  • remove by passing through a filter (verb)

    Examples

    1. filter out the impurities

    Synonyms

    1. filter out
    2. filtrate
    3. separate out
    4. strain
  • pass through (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. percolate
    2. permeate
    3. sink in
  • run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. dribble
    2. trickle
  • an electrical device that alters the frequency spectrum of signals passing through it (noun)
  • device that removes something from whatever passes through it (noun)

See definition of filter in Merriam Webster