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COLANDER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does colander mean?
• COLANDER (noun)
The noun COLANDER has 1 sense:
1. bowl-shaped strainer; used to wash or drain foods
Familiarity information: COLANDER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Bowl-shaped strainer; used to wash or drain foods
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
colander; cullender
Hypernyms ("colander" is a kind of...):
strainer (a filter to retain larger pieces while smaller pieces and liquids pass through)
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