(intransitive) To sink; fall; drop. / (intransitive) To fall, as in a swoon; faint. / (intransitive, dialectal) To drop, as water; trickle. / (transitive) To sift.

A drop.

(rare, nonstandard) Gender-neutral subject pronoun, grammatically equivalent to the gendered pronouns he and she

Alternative form of -sies

A country in West Africa. Official name: Republic of Sierra Leone.

A device with a mesh bottom to separate, in a granular material, larger particles from smaller ones, or to separate solid objects from a liquid.

To strain, sift or sort using a sieve. / (sports) To concede; let in

(countable) A form of clay containing iron and manganese. / (countable and uncountable) A pigment with a reddish-brown colour. / (countable and uncountable) A light reddish-brown colour.

having a reddish-brown colour.

(military) A prolonged military assault or a blockade of a city or fortress with the intent of conquering by force or attrition. / (US) A period of struggle or difficulty, especially from illness.