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    [Noun]  | "fil*ter" | \ ˈfil-tər \


    1: a porous article or mass (as of paper or sand) through which a gas or liquid is passed to separate out matter in suspension

    2: an apparatus containing a filter medium

    3: a device or material for suppressing or minimizing waves or oscillations of certain frequencies (as of electricity, light, or sound)


    Origin: 15th century ;

     Middle English filtre "felt, felt carpet, piece of felt used as a filter," borrowed from Medieval Latin filtrum "felt cloth, cover or blanket of felt, piece of felt used as a filter," borrowed from *filtir (going back to *filtizō) in a West Germanic language, plural of *filt-, *felt- "felted cloth" {mat|felt:1|};

    [Noun]  | "filter bed" 


    1: a sand or gravel bed for filtering water or sewage


    Origin: 1828 ;

    [Noun]  | "filter bubble" 


    1: an environment and especially an online environment in which people are exposed only to opinions and information that conform to their existing beliefs


    Origin: 2010 ;

    [Noun]  | "filter feeder" 


    1: an animal (such as a clam or baleen whale) that obtains its food by filtering organic matter or minute organisms from a current of water that passes through some part of its system


    Origin: 1928 ;

    [Noun]  | "filter paper" 


    1: porous unsized paper used especially for filtering


    Origin: 1670 ;

    [Noun]  | "filter tip" 


    1: a cigar or cigarette tip designed to filter the smoke before it enters the smoker's mouth; also : a cigar or cigarette provided with such a tip


    Origin: 1932 ;

    [Noun]  | "band-pass filter" | \ ˈban(d)-ˌpas- \


    1: a filter that transmits only frequencies within a selected band


    Origin: 1926 ;

    [Noun]  | "color filter" 


    1: filter


    Origin: 1891 ;

    [Noun]  | "spam filter" 


    1: software that identifies and blocks spam

    [Verb]  | "filter" 


    1: to subject to the action of a filter

    2: to remove by means of a filter

    3: to pass or move through or as if through a filter


    Origin: 1576 ;

     Derivative of {see: |filter:1|filter:1};

    [Noun]  | "filter" 


    1: as in purifier, refiner;




    [Verb]  | "filter" 


    1: to pass through a filter;


      * e.g., " ... steep the tea and then filter it to get rid of the leaves "



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    2: to remove usually visible impurities from;


      * e.g., " ... after frying the chicken, we filtered the oil and kept it in the refrigerator to use again "



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     [ "filter" ]

    1: Filters are used to make your selfies look better

      * e.g.,  ... "Look at her selfie! She so used a filter!" 

     [ "filter" ]

    1:  To think.

      * e.g.,  ...  Whatcha filter about that thing with the things? 


     [ "filter" ]

    2:  To make an incorrect assumption, assessment or interpretation.

      * e.g.,  ...  You didn't hear the first part of what we were talking about. You had a filter on the whole conversation. 


     [ "filter" ]

    3:  To screw something up through bungled or inept actions.

      * e.g.,  ...  He didn't read the directions while he was making it, so he was halfway finished before he realized that he'd filtered it, big time. 

     [ "filter" ]

    1: a place where all of the shit collects

      * e.g.,  ... Mr. Dulles used a filter to seperate the grounds out of his coffee. 


     [ "filter" ]

    2: something used to seperate unwanted materials from wanted materials. the unwanted materials stick with the filter.

      * e.g.,  ... The Sanitation Department filters the shit out of the sewage before sending it to the treatment plant. 

     [ "filter" ]

    1: when a motorcyclist rides down the middle of multilane traffic when it is stopped. Is very enjoyable to do in early morning peak hour traffic, much to the frustration of angry car drivers (especially asshole 4wders). When filtering through moving traffic, it is called lane-splitting. Filtering is far less dangerous.

      * e.g.,  ... I filtered to work this morning 

     [ "filter" ]

    1: When a girl is giving a boy oral sexual intercourse, the boy finishes in her mouth. However, after this takes place, the boy will then take a straw and suck the semen from her mouth. From there, he spits it back into her face as she screams, "filter me!"

      * e.g.,  ... Kevin: "this head feels so good I think I'm going to come in your mouth. let me get a straw." 

     [ "No filter" ]

    1: A person who has no filter tells it how it is while being brutally honest. Others often can't tell if they're being serious or not. They say exactly what's on their mind no matter what the topic is about, or if it's with someone they just met. Honesty to the max, with good intentions.

      * e.g.,  ... "whoa that girl/guys hilarious, she/he has NO FILTER" 

     [ "No Filter" ]

    1: A term used to describe someone who is very direct when conversing on various subjects. Anyone described as having no filter says exactly what is on his/her mind without cleaning up their language, no matter how offensive or politically incorrect it may be.

      * e.g.,  ... Boyfriend: Hey, babe. How do I look? 

     [ "filtered" ]

    1: When a subject and/or class, usually in higher education scientific fields, is so convoluted and hard to follow, that it is impossible for one to succeed in it. This might be due to the professor, or the subject itself. In this case, the subject acts as a filter, preventing you from moving on to more advanced subjects that built upon it.

      * e.g.,  ... -Did you understand anything from the previous lecture? 


     [ "filtered" ]

    2: This can often extend or apply to specific concepts included or related to a subject or class.

      * e.g.,  ... -No, I'm not even sure the professor understands what he's teaching. 


     [ "filtered" ]

    3: In any of the above cases, it is fair to say that one has been filtered.

      * e.g.,  ... -Huh. I guess we've both been filtered. 

     [ "No Filter" ]

    1: When somebody says anything on their mind and don't think about it. Someone who tells like it is and doesn't have a care about other people's feelings and go on about there doing.

      * e.g.,  ... She definitely has NO FILTER 

     [ "Filtered" ]

    1: When a casual lacks the skill to beat a challenge or boss.

      * e.g.,  ... Wow did you see all of the casuals filtered by Balteus in AC6? 

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