Definitions for colanders

colanders col·an·der

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

Colanders is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 930 anagrams from letters in colanders (acdelnors).

Definitions for colanders

noun

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

Origin of colanders

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 colanders

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Word Value for colanders
Scrable

11

Words with friends

14

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