Usually means: Utensil for draining and rinsing.
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  1. colander: Merriam-Webster
  2. colander: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. colander: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. colander: Collins English Dictionary
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  7. colander: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  8. colander: Wiktionary
  9. colander: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  10. colander: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
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  13. colander: Online Etymology Dictionary
  14. colander: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
  15. Colander: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  16. Colander: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  17. colander: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  18. colander: Rhymezone
  19. Colander: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  20. colander: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
  21. colander: FreeDictionary.org
  22. colander: Mnemonic Dictionary
  23. colander: TheFreeDictionary.com
  24. colander: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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Definitions from Wiktionary (colander)

▸ noun:  A bowl-shaped kitchen utensil with holes in it used for draining food that has been cooking in water, such as pasta.

Similar:
cullender, work bowl, drainer, chinois, sile, cooking utensil, turner, kettle, soup strainer, food mill, more...

Opposite:
bowl, lid, cover, plate, dish

Phrases:
sea colander, more...

Adjectives:
large, fine, line, plastic, hot, coarse, small, old, big, mesh, stainless

Colors:
    silver,     stainless steel,     white,     black,     red, more...
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Similar:
cullender, work bowl, drainer, chinois, sile, cooking utensil, turner, kettle, soup strainer, food mill, more...

Opposite:
bowl, lid, cover, plate, dish

Phrases:
sea colander, more...

Adjectives:
large, fine, line, plastic, hot, coarse, small, old, big, mesh, stainless

Colors:
    silver,     stainless steel,     white,     black,     red, more...



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