drainer
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- noun
- /ˈdreɪnər/
- "Sam stacked the dishes in the drainer."
- a dish drainer
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Examples
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Alice could hear the plates knock against each other when Rita placed them in the dish drainer.
Fiction book (2000) -
She has to pour the steaming noodles into the drainer to cool.
Fiction book (1998) -
She set the last dish in the drainer and let the water out of the sink.
Fiction book (1990) -
Melissa just nodded her head and put another dish in the drainer.
Fiction book (1998) -
All five baskets fit comfortably in a standard-sized dish drainer, making for easy mobility and storage.
Academic text (2000) -
She turned and saw him rummaging in the dish drainer, then raising a colander toward the window into a shaft of sunlight.
Fiction book (1995) -
"I was thinking," Aimee Shondar said casually as she set the last of the breakfast dishes in the drainer, "that I might go to the market this morning."
Fiction book (2002) -
This morning she managed to conquer inertia and clear the drainer of scoured ashtrays, stacking them onto a high back shelf.
Fiction book (1995) -
As I rinsed Russell's plate and our two glasses and placed them side by side in the drainer, I kept glancing over my shoulder, half-expecting Delphine to bustle in and shove me aside.
Fiction book (1990) -
After washing the plates and glasses, I placed them in the drainer to dry.
Synonyms
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1.7
A bowl or cup with small holes that separates solids from liquids
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2.5
A pipe that carries water away from a building, for example from the roof
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2.7
A bowl with holes for draining water from food like pasta or vegetables
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4.1
A tool or person who removes water from a boat
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3.2
A flat sloping area next to a sink where washed dishes drain
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3.0
A pipe that carries away dirty water from a sink or bath
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2.8
A small basket in a sink that catches food scraps while water flows through
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9.7
A person or machine that removes a substance from soil using a liquid
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2.7
A pipe or channel that carries rainwater away from streets and buildings
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Drainer comes from drain, which means 'to let liquid flow away', and the ending -er means 'one that does', like in teacher. So a drainer is a tool, pipe, or channel that lets water or oil run off and removes liquid.