colander, cullender
(noun) bowl-shaped strainer; used to wash or drain foods
Source: WordNet® 3.1
colander (plural colanders)
A bowl-shaped kitchen utensil with holes in it used for draining food such as pasta.
Hypernyms: sieve, sile, strainer
• CONELRAD, Calderon
Source: Wiktionary
Col"an*der, n. Etym: [L. colans, -antis, p. pr. of colare to filter, to strain, fr. colum a strainer. Cf. Cullis, Culvert.]
Definition: A utensil with a bottom perforated with little holes for straining liquids, mashed vegetable pulp, etc.; a strainer of wickerwork, perfprated metal, or the like.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
28 April 2024
(adjective) of or relating to an inheritable character that is controlled by several genes at once; of or related to or determined by polygenes
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