What part of speech is filter?

Filter can be categorized as a noun and a verb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. filter is a verb, present, 1st person singular of filter (infinitive).
  • 2. filter is a verb (infinitive).
  • 3. filter is a noun, singular of filters.

Inflections

Verb

Noun

What does filter mean?

Definitions

Verb

filter - remove by passing through a filter; "filter out the impurities"
filter - pass through; "Water permeates sand easily"
filter - run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream; "water trickled onto the lawn from the broken hose"; "reports began to dribble in"

Noun

filter - device that removes something from whatever passes through it
filter - an electrical device that alters the frequency spectrum of signals passing through it

Examples of filter

#   Sentence  
1. verb Filter out the impurities.
2. noun I have a splitter/filter between my ADSL and ph line?
3. noun I have 2 phones running on the same line and the ADSL which is connected to one of the phones and the filter, I'm still getting a buzzing noise even when I have disconnected the other phone without one.
4. noun Woud it be better if I got another filter and connected the other phone as well?
5. noun if everything is filtered, and you still have this problem - try changing the filter - if it is still there, try doubling up on the filters...
6. noun You need either a filter for each device except the DSL modem, or a whole home filter which filters all the jacks, except the one which the DSL modem connects.
7. noun I have a 10 gallon filter on it.
8. noun I have a few questions, first I want to start a sump filter, but I have no idea on how the water intake and water return would work.
9. noun Start up your filter (sponge filters are the best for bettas) and put in a heater and set it to anywhere between 78-82.
10. noun Those things ended up being a windsheild washer fluid tank (1 screw) and the air filter canister (4 spring clips).
11. noun Turns out the engine had no oil, and when oil was put it, it would just run out of the filter.
12. noun In swimming pools, water is continuously pumped through a filter.
13. noun You need to filter the output of this command in order to display only the lines with "foo" inside.
14. noun Nowadays, almost everyone has a modern bean-to-cup coffee maker, but we are still using a porcelain coffee filter.
15. noun I don't like filter coffee.
16. noun This dust is impossible to filter from the air.
Sentence  
verb
Filter out the impurities.
noun
I have a splitter/filter between my ADSL and ph line?
I have 2 phones running on the same line and the ADSL which is connected to one of the phones and the filter, I'm still getting a buzzing noise even when I have disconnected the other phone without one.
Woud it be better if I got another filter and connected the other phone as well?
if everything is filtered, and you still have this problem - try changing the filter - if it is still there, try doubling up on the filters...
You need either a filter for each device except the DSL modem, or a whole home filter which filters all the jacks, except the one which the DSL modem connects.
I have a 10 gallon filter on it.
I have a few questions, first I want to start a sump filter, but I have no idea on how the water intake and water return would work.
Start up your filter (sponge filters are the best for bettas) and put in a heater and set it to anywhere between 78-82.
Those things ended up being a windsheild washer fluid tank (1 screw) and the air filter canister (4 spring clips).
Turns out the engine had no oil, and when oil was put it, it would just run out of the filter.
In swimming pools, water is continuously pumped through a filter.
You need to filter the output of this command in order to display only the lines with "foo" inside.
Nowadays, almost everyone has a modern bean-to-cup coffee maker, but we are still using a porcelain coffee filter.
I don't like filter coffee.
This dust is impossible to filter from the air.

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