Strainer
21strainer — noun Date: 14th century one that strains: as a. a device (as a sieve) to retain solid pieces while a liquid passes through b. any of various devices for stretching or tightening something …
22strainer — /stray neuhr/, n. 1. a person or thing that strains. 2. a filter, sieve, or the like for straining liquids. 3. a stretcher or tightener. [1300 50; ME; see STRAIN1, ER1] * * * …
23strainer — noun a) A device through which a liquid is passed for purification, filtering or separation from solid matter; anything (including a screen or a cloth) used to strain a liquid; any device functioning as a sieve or filter in special, a perforated… …
24Strainer — Abseiher; Barsieb …
25strainer — strain·er strā nər n a device (as a sieve) to retain solid pieces while a liquid passes through * * * strain·er (strānґər) an apparatus for straining …
26strainer — Synonyms and related words: clarifier, colander, cradle, cribble, cribriformity, cribrosity, filter, honeycomb, lixiviator, net, percolator, porosity, porousness, purifier, refiner, refinery, riddle, rocker, screen, sieve, sievelikeness, sifter,… …
27strainer — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. sieve, sifter, colander, screen, filter, percolator; cheesecloth, tamis, riddle. See purity, cleanness. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. mesh, filter, colander; see sieve …
28strainer — strain|er [ streınər ] noun count an object used in the kitchen for removing liquid from food, or for taking solid parts out of liquids. It is shaped like a bowl with a lot of small holes in it …
29strainer — strain·er || streɪnÉ™(r) n. filter for removing impurities or foreign objects from liquids …
30strainer — terrains …
