filter

As a verb sterilize

is to deprive a male or female the ability to procreate.

As a noun filter is

filter.

As nouns the difference between infuser and filter

is that infuser is a device used for preparing infusions while filter is a device which separates a suspended, dissolved, or particulate matter from a fluid, solution, or other substance; any device that separates one substance from another.

As a verb filter is

to sort, sift, or isolate.

As nouns the difference between filter and water

is that filter is filter while water is (uncountable) a chemical, found at room temperature and pressure as a clear liquid, having the formula h₂o, required by all forms of life on earth.

As a verb water is

to pour water into the soil surrounding (plants).

In transitive terms the difference between filter and funnel

is that filter is to diffuse; to cause to be less concentrated or focused while funnel is to direct (money or resources).

As nouns the difference between filter and screening

is that filter is a device which separates a suspended, dissolved, or particulate matter from a fluid, solution, or other substance; any device that separates one substance from another while screening is mesh material that is used to screen (as in a "screen door").

As verbs the difference between filter and screening

is that filter is to sort, sift, or isolate while screening is present participle of lang=en.

As nouns the difference between filter and nonfilter

is that filter is filter while nonfilter is a cigarette without a filter.

As an adjective nonfilter is

not having a filter.

Seep is a related term of filter.

As nouns the difference between seep and filter

is that seep is a small spring, pool, or other place where liquid from the ground (eg water, petroleum or tar) has oozed to the surface while filter is filter.

As a verb seep

is to ooze, or pass slowly through pores or other small openings.

As nouns the difference between leak and filter

is that leak is a crack, crevice, fissure, or hole which admits water or other fluid, or lets it escape while filter is a device which separates a suspended, dissolved, or particulate matter from a fluid, solution, or other substance; any device that separates one substance from another.

As verbs the difference between leak and filter

is that leak is to allow fluid to escape or enter something that should be sealed while filter is to sort, sift, or isolate.

As an adjective leak

is leaky.

As a noun filter is

filter.

As a noun filter is

filter.