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Noun
/ˈkələndər/,/ˈkäl-/,
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colanders, plural;
  1. A perforated bowl used to strain off liquid from food, esp. after cooking

  1. bowl-shaped strainer; used to wash or drain foods
  2. A colander is a bowl-shaped kitchen utensil with holes in it used for draining food such as pasta and rice. Conventionally, colanders are made of a light metal, such as aluminium or thinly rolled stainless steel, but some colanders are made of plastic. ...
  3. (Colanderous) adj. To be full of holes, like a colander or sieve. "The belief that Hermione always follows the rules is grossly colanderous.
  4. A perforated bowl made of metal or plastic that is used to strain foods.
  5. n. Someone who arrives with you on the same plane.
  6. Usually bowl-shaped perforated pan for draining off liquids, such as when washing vegetables.
  7. metal vessel with holes in the bottom, used to drain excess water from foods after boiling, e.g., "she tasted the soup and then upon her satisfaction brought out her colander to remove the bones before giving it to her ill father."
  8. A simple piece of kitchen equipment that resembles a metal bowl with holes in it. It is used to drain foods, such as pasta or vegetables, that have been cooked in boiling water (or other liquid).
  9. Round, deep utensil with lots of holes meant to drain liquid and retain the residue for further processing.
  10. A perforated, bowl-shaped container used for draining liquid from solids, It can be made of metal, plastic, or ceramic.
  11. Another way of thinking of a colander is that it’s a strainer and drainer. What I mean is that the food you have cooked, boiled, or steamed (usually vegetables or pasta) needs to be drained of it’s liquid and the remaining food sits in the colander. ...
  12. Colander is a type of sieve, used in cooking for separating liquids and solids. It is much like a strainer.
  13. Sieve with large perforations.