Definitions for colander

colander col·an·der

Spelling: [kuhl-uh n-der, kol-]
IPA: /ˈkʌl ən dər, ˈkɒl-/

Colander is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 490 anagrams from letters in colander (acdelnor).

Definitions for colander

noun

  1. a metal or plastic container with a perforated bottom, for draining and straining foods.

Origin of colander

1400-50; late Middle English colyndore, perhaps (with nasalization) Old Provençal colador Medieval Latin cōlātōrium, equivalent to Latin cōlā(re) to strain (verbal derivative of cōlum straine

Examples for colander

The table fork is far less time-honored than such objects as the colander, the waffle iron, the bain-marie.

The cheese-vat should have holes in it all over like a colander.

Strain the marinade through a colander, reserving the liquid and reserving the bacon, vegetables, herbs, and spices separately.

Boil the inside part in about ½ a cup of water and put through the colander.

Let it boil for five minutes, then drain them in a colander.

Reserve 1/2 cup of the cooking liquid before draining the spaghetti in a colander.

Had I obeyed my own impulse, I should have been riddled like any colander.

Use the back of the spoon to press the eggplant flesh against the side of the colander to remove excess water.

Like the colander, in use since ancient times, it is an example of a kitchen technology that has stuck.

Strain from it, through a hair sieve or colander, all the liquid.

Word Value for colander
Scrable

11

Words with friends

14

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