draining board
- noun
- /ˈdreɪnɪŋ bɔrd/
- UK
:
escurridor
- The draining board next to the sink is where we leave the plates after rinsing.
Examples
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The painters were offered coffee or beer, the stack of dirty dishes on the draining board grew, and when the lights were switched on, everyone squinted.
Fiction book (1996) -
There on the draining board lies the bloody skin of a rabbit.
Fiction book (2001) -
"He picked up a half-pint glass from the draining board beneath the bar and began, idly, yet with skill, to wipe it.
Fiction book (1998) -
After washing the dishes, I placed them on the draining board to dry.
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Make sure to put the utensils on the draining board so the water can run off.
Synonyms
2
1.1
A rack that holds dishes after washing so the water drains off them
1
5.5
A sloping surface beside a kitchen sink where washed dishes drain into the sink
1
2.4
A device that removes liquid, for example from washed food
How Big
- UK
2
1.1
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and transparently derived from combining 'drain' (to let liquid flow out) with 'board' (a flat piece of material): it denotes a board used for draining washed dishes beside a sink. This functional compound pattern (function + object) is common in English and cross-linguistically, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents would readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
The noun draining board comes from a simple kitchen picture: a flat draining board set next to the sink so water from washed plates can run back into the sink. So today draining board means 'a flat area next to a sink that lets washed dishes drain and dry'.