Definitions For Filtering

noun

  • A device that is used to remove something unwanted from a liquid or gas that passes through it
  • A device that prevents some kinds of light, sound, electronic noises, etc., from passing through
  • Software that prevents someone from looking at or receiving particular kinds of material through the Internet

verb

  • To pass (something, such as a gas or liquid) through a filter to remove something unwanted
  • To remove (something unwanted) by using a filter
  • To move through or into something in small amounts or in a gradual way

Is Filtering a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
13
Words with Friends
16

The word Filtering is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Filtering in a Sentence

  • She smokes cigarettes with filters.
  • He placed a red filter on the camera lens.
  • Digital filters that stop high-frequency sounds
  • They've begun filtering their water to remove impurities.
  • A device that filters impurities from water
  • Sunglasses that filter ultraviolet light

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