strainer

strain·er  (strnr) n. 1. One that strains, as a device used to separate liquids from solids. 2. An apparatus for tightening, stretching, or strengthening.

strainer tea ball strainer

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strainer [ˈstreɪnə]

n

1. (Cookery) a sieve used for straining sauces, vegetables, tea, etc.

2. (Engineering / Tools) a gauze or simple filter used to strain liquids

3. (Engineering / Tools) Austral and NZ a self-locking device or a tool for tightening fencing wire

4. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) Austral and NZ the main post in a wire fence, often diagonally braced

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

strainer - a filter to retain larger pieces while smaller pieces and liquids pass through colander, cullender - bowl-shaped strainer; used to wash or drain foods filter - device that removes something from whatever passes through it sieve, screen - a strainer for separating lumps from powdered material or grading particles tea-strainer - a device to keep back tea leaves when pouring a cup of tea

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strainer

noun sieve, filter, colander, riddle, sifter a tea strainer

Translations

strainer [ˈstreɪnəʳ] N (Culin) → colador m (Tech) → filtro m, coladero m

strainer [ˈstreɪnə^r] n → passoire f
a tea strainer → une passoire à thé

strainer

n

(Cook) → Sieb nt

(Tech) → Filter m

strainer [ˈstreɪnəʳ] n (Culin) → passino, colino

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strainer [ˈstreɪnəʳ] n (Culin) → passino, colino