strainer
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1.7
- noun
- /ˈstreɪnər/
:
colador
- You should run them through a strainer and steam a pudding from them.
- a stainless-steel strainer
- a steel strainer
- strainer basket
It already has a strainer right in the top of this little shaker.
- It already has a strainer right in the top of this little shaker.
- Is it called the filter strainer drainer filter sifter.
- OK, now, because I'm kind of obsessive compulsive, I like to place the logo kind of opposite where the strainer is.
Examples
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Peeling off the leathery skins, he dropped the bleeding fruit into a coarse strainer resting in a pottery bowl.
Fiction book (1999) -
All right, so I'm going to just pour it into my strainer here or my sieve.
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I'll go get a strainer.
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It comes with a new strainer and everything on it.
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It's only a tea strainer, but I hope it'll do the work.
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However, many new installations require a strainer placed ahead of the meter to prevent such damage from occurring.
Academic text (2003) -
I rinsed them in water really well, then pressed them into the strainer until there was little water.
Blog text (19) -
This is a milk strainer and it's important because you don't have a chunky milk all over the that's gross.
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With vigorous twists of his wrist, he mashed the exposed fruit through the strainer.
Fiction book (1999) -
To make pasta, you need to pour the contents into a strainer to remove the water.
Synonyms
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2.4
A device with small holes that separates solids from liquids
3
5.3
A machine that spins liquid to remove solids or cream
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2.4
A device that removes liquid, for example from washed food
A kitchen tool that removes solid pieces from liquid when making or serving soup
A small tool placed over a cup to catch loose tea leaves when pouring
A person or machine that removes unwanted things using a filter
Compounds
- Australian
A tropical climbing plant with yellow flowers, edible young fruits, and dried inner fruit used as a sponge
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Morphology
Etymology
Strainer comes from the verb strain, which means 'to push a liquid or small bits through a small hole or cloth' (as when you strain pasta). So a strainer is the tool you use to separate solids from liquids.