Sieve

tool for breaking or separation of solid materials
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A sieve is a device that is able to separate particles of different sizes. The most primitive sieve has holes of a given size, so that the particles that are smaller than the size will fall through, while those that are bigger will not. This is used in cooking to separate liquids from solids.

A sieve as it is commonly used in the kitchen.