Filter
noun
A device that removes unwanted parts from something, like dirt from air.
She had to change the air filter in her car because it was clogged with dust.
verb
To remove unwanted parts from something.
They filter the water to remove any impurities.
verb
To slowly move, usually through a gap.
The sunlight filtered through the curtains into the room.
noun
Something that you use to change the way a photo or sound looks or sounds.
She used a filter on her photo to enhance the colors.
verb
To go through a selection process.
The applicants will be filtered to ensure only the best are chosen.
verb
To arrive or enter slowly or in small groups.
The audience began to filter into the auditorium for the concert.
noun
An option or tool allowing selection or omission of specific criteria.
You can use filters in the search bar to narrow down the results.
noun
A device that removes unwanted parts from something, like dirt from air.
She had to change the air filter in her car because it was clogged with dust.
verb
To remove unwanted parts from something.
They filter the water to remove any impurities.
verb
To slowly move, usually through a gap.
The sunlight filtered through the curtains into the room.
noun
Something that you use to change the way a photo or sound looks or sounds.
She used a filter on her photo to enhance the colors.
verb
To go through a selection process.
The applicants will be filtered to ensure only the best are chosen.
verb
To arrive or enter slowly or in small groups.
The audience began to filter into the auditorium for the concert.
noun
An option or tool allowing selection or omission of specific criteria.
You can use filters in the search bar to narrow down the results.
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Pro Tip 1/2Physical Removal
Emphasizes removing particles you can't see with eyes.
A coffee filter keeps the grounds out of your drink.
Pro Tip 2/2Maintenance Needed
Filters need to be cleaned or replaced regularly to work.
Remember to check your vacuum's filter for cleaning.
Pro Tip 1/2Physical Removal
Emphasizes removing particles you can't see with eyes.
A coffee filter keeps the grounds out of your drink.
Pro Tip 2/2Maintenance Needed
Filters need to be cleaned or replaced regularly to work.
Remember to check your vacuum's filter for cleaning.
Pro Tip 1/2Physical Removal
Emphasizes removing particles you can't see with eyes.
A coffee filter keeps the grounds out of your drink.
Pro Tip 2/2Maintenance Needed
Filters need to be cleaned or replaced regularly to work.
Remember to check your vacuum's filter for cleaning.
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What does my headscarf...
I'm not saying that in all of you, there's a secret sexist or racist or ageist lurking within, waiting to get out. That's not what I'm saying. We all have our biases. They're the filters through which we see the world around us. I'm not accusing anyone, bias is not an accusation. Rather, it's something that has to be identified,
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The benefits of a...
Finally, Gabriella's parents are likely to be subordinate bilinguals who learn a secondary language by filtering it through their primary language. Because all types of bilingual people can become fully proficient in a language regardless of accent or pronunciation, the difference may not be apparent to a casual observer.
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How miscommunication...
In the rush to express ourselves, it's easy to forget that communication is a two-way street. Be open to what the other person might say. And finally, Be aware of your personal perceptual filters. Elements of your experience, including your culture, community, and family, influence how you see the world.
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Seven Superpowered...
they're actually filter feeders that's right the largest fish in the sea feeds on plankton some of the smallest organisms in the ocean just like some whales do so i guess the name whale shark is pretty fitting wouldn't you say they tend to feed at the surface but they can also dive pretty deep too down
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How stress affects your...
The effects of stress may filter right down to your brain's DNA. An experiment showed that the amount of nurturing a mother rat provides its newborn baby plays a part in determining how that baby responds to stress later in life. The pups of nurturing moms turned out less sensitive to stress
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The evolution of animal...
In some bed bug species, the females have evolved an entirely new set of genitalia on their right hand flanks where the males usually pierce them. That allows them to maintain the power to filter out unwanted sperm with their genitalia. And duck vaginas are shaped like a clockwise spiral
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Watch the Total Solar...
that's not the moon that is the Sun that telescope has a giant solar filter on the large part of the telescope the big the big lens that's towards the end and that's what's protecting us and Terry's camera that he's taking photos with right now it has a big solar filter on the other
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What does the liver do?...
a manufacturing hub, and a processing plant. And each of these functions involve so many important subtasks that without the liver, our bodies would simply stop working. One of the liver's main functions is to filter the body's blood, which it receives in regular shipments from two
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Let’s put the romance...
turn against an algorithmic world it serves as a concierge for the strange and intimate for the romance that awaits us outside of our filter bubbles at the lonely end of the longtail the best way to operate like a romantic is to feel like a romantic so what can you do in
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How to choose your news...
But if everyone is a reporter, nobody is, and different sources may disagree, not only opinions, but on the facts themselves. So how do you get the truth, or something close? One of the best ways is to get the original news unfiltered by middlemen.
Video examples
What does my headscarf...
I'm not saying that in all of you, there's a secret sexist or racist or ageist lurking within, waiting to get out. That's not what I'm saying. We all have our biases. They're the filters through which we see the world around us. I'm not accusing anyone, bias is not an accusation. Rather, it's something that has to be identified,
Video examples
The benefits of a...
Finally, Gabriella's parents are likely to be subordinate bilinguals who learn a secondary language by filtering it through their primary language. Because all types of bilingual people can become fully proficient in a language regardless of accent or pronunciation, the difference may not be apparent to a casual observer.
Video examples
How miscommunication...
In the rush to express ourselves, it's easy to forget that communication is a two-way street. Be open to what the other person might say. And finally, Be aware of your personal perceptual filters. Elements of your experience, including your culture, community, and family, influence how you see the world.
Video examples
Seven Superpowered...
they're actually filter feeders that's right the largest fish in the sea feeds on plankton some of the smallest organisms in the ocean just like some whales do so i guess the name whale shark is pretty fitting wouldn't you say they tend to feed at the surface but they can also dive pretty deep too down
Video examples
How stress affects your...
The effects of stress may filter right down to your brain's DNA. An experiment showed that the amount of nurturing a mother rat provides its newborn baby plays a part in determining how that baby responds to stress later in life. The pups of nurturing moms turned out less sensitive to stress
Video examples
The evolution of animal...
In some bed bug species, the females have evolved an entirely new set of genitalia on their right hand flanks where the males usually pierce them. That allows them to maintain the power to filter out unwanted sperm with their genitalia. And duck vaginas are shaped like a clockwise spiral
Video examples
Watch the Total Solar...
that's not the moon that is the Sun that telescope has a giant solar filter on the large part of the telescope the big the big lens that's towards the end and that's what's protecting us and Terry's camera that he's taking photos with right now it has a big solar filter on the other
Video examples
What does the liver do?...
a manufacturing hub, and a processing plant. And each of these functions involve so many important subtasks that without the liver, our bodies would simply stop working. One of the liver's main functions is to filter the body's blood, which it receives in regular shipments from two
Video examples
Let’s put the romance...
turn against an algorithmic world it serves as a concierge for the strange and intimate for the romance that awaits us outside of our filter bubbles at the lonely end of the longtail the best way to operate like a romantic is to feel like a romantic so what can you do in
Video examples
How to choose your news...
But if everyone is a reporter, nobody is, and different sources may disagree, not only opinions, but on the facts themselves. So how do you get the truth, or something close? One of the best ways is to get the original news unfiltered by middlemen.
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Khaled Hosseini
Afghani Novelist
You write because you have an idea in your mind that feels so genuine, so important, so true. And yet, by the time this idea passes through the different filters of your mind, and into your hand, and onto the page or computer screen - it becomes distorted, and it's been diminished.
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Iyanla Vanzant
American Author
My father never kissed me, hugged me or told me that he loved me. As my only living parent, he became the filter through which I saw myself, the possibilities for my life, the world and all men. He was a conflicted and dark filter.
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Robert Pinsky
American Poet
I delight sometimes in saying to - as when I'm a teacher, I love saying, 'This is really important, so don't write it down.' To me, what you retain is a very important filter.
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Gilbert Hernandez
American Artist
Our father died when we were very young, so our mother raised six kids. We saw the world filtered through her eyes, being a minority woman raising six kids.
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Laura Mvula
British Musician
I got into the habit of filtering out all the good in my life, focusing on only the negative. I'm not sure why I did it, but it's a pretty depressing state.
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Jeff Bridges
American Actor
Whenever I work on a part, I look at the world through the filter of the character and I pick things they might use through my observations of real life.
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Esme Creed-Miles
English Actress
It's so liberating to just have absolutely no filter and say exactly what's on your mind because you don't know otherwise.
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Natti Natasha
Dominican Musician
I got to know myself in the sense that I like to do songs with no filter. I'm not afraid of saying things that are real.
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Gary Vaynerchuk
American Businessman
VaynerMedia filters the world how humans interact. This is how people are going to make buying decisions.
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Ethan Zuckerman
American Activist
The wider world is a click away, but whether we mean to or not, we're usually filtering it out.
Quote examples
Khaled Hosseini
Afghani Novelist
You write because you have an idea in your mind that feels so genuine, so important, so true. And yet, by the time this idea passes through the different filters of your mind, and into your hand, and onto the page or computer screen - it becomes distorted, and it's been diminished.
Quote examples
Iyanla Vanzant
American Author
My father never kissed me, hugged me or told me that he loved me. As my only living parent, he became the filter through which I saw myself, the possibilities for my life, the world and all men. He was a conflicted and dark filter.
Quote examples
Robert Pinsky
American Poet
I delight sometimes in saying to - as when I'm a teacher, I love saying, 'This is really important, so don't write it down.' To me, what you retain is a very important filter.
Quote examples
Gilbert Hernandez
American Artist
Our father died when we were very young, so our mother raised six kids. We saw the world filtered through her eyes, being a minority woman raising six kids.
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Laura Mvula
British Musician
I got into the habit of filtering out all the good in my life, focusing on only the negative. I'm not sure why I did it, but it's a pretty depressing state.
Quote examples
Jeff Bridges
American Actor
Whenever I work on a part, I look at the world through the filter of the character and I pick things they might use through my observations of real life.
Quote examples
Esme Creed-Miles
English Actress
It's so liberating to just have absolutely no filter and say exactly what's on your mind because you don't know otherwise.
Quote examples
Natti Natasha
Dominican Musician
I got to know myself in the sense that I like to do songs with no filter. I'm not afraid of saying things that are real.
Quote examples
Gary Vaynerchuk
American Businessman
VaynerMedia filters the world how humans interact. This is how people are going to make buying decisions.
Quote examples
Ethan Zuckerman
American Activist
The wider world is a click away, but whether we mean to or not, we're usually filtering it out.
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