Filter and Lay

Filter

Filter verb - To pass through a filter.

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Lay and filter are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Lay" instead a verb "Filter".

Nearby Words: filtered, filtering, filtration, filterable

Lay verb - To cause to come to rest at the bottom (as of a liquid).

Usage example: the rain was just hard enough to lay the dust in the air

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Filter and lay are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Filter" instead a verb "Lay".

Nearby Words: laying, laid

Crush Filter: Speed and Trixie have a Love at First Sight one when they first lay eyes on each other as grade-schoolers.

Source: Film / Speed Racer

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