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TRIVET
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Dictionary entry overview: What does trivet mean?
• TRIVET (noun)
The noun TRIVET has 2 senses:
1. a three-legged metal stand for supporting a cooking vessel in a hearth
2. a stand with short feet used under a hot dish on a table
Familiarity information: TRIVET used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A three-legged metal stand for supporting a cooking vessel in a hearth
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("trivet" is a kind of...):
base; pedestal; stand (a support or foundation)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A stand with short feet used under a hot dish on a table
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("trivet" is a kind of...):
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