colander

3 definitions found

colander - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Colander \Col"an*der\, n. [L. colans, -antis, p. pr. of colare
     to filter, to strain, fr. colum a strainer. Cf. Cullis,
     Culvert.]
     A utensil with a bottom perforated with little holes for
     straining liquids, mashed vegetable pulp, etc.; a strainer of
     wickerwork, perforated metal, or the like.
     [1913 Webster] Cola nut

colander - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  colander
      n 1: bowl-shaped strainer; used to wash or drain foods [syn:
           colander, cullender]

colander - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  31 Moby Thesaurus words for "colander":
     bolter, clarifier, cradle, cribble, cribriformity, cribrosity,
     filter, grate, grating, honeycomb, lixiviator, net, percolator,
     porosity, porousness, purifier, refiner, refinery, riddle, rocker,
     screen, sieve, sievelikeness, sifter, sorter, sponge, strainer,
     winnow, winnowing basket, winnowing fan, winnowing machine