To sieve or strain (something). / To separate or scatter (things) as if by sieving. / +object To scrutinise (someone or something) carefully so as to find the truth.

(astronomy) symbiotic star

plural of monkeypot

(anatomy) A bridge-like tissue connecting two parts of an organ. / (neuroanatomy) A band of nerve fibres, from the Latin term pōns Varoliī, within the brain stem.