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strainer

noun

1 strainer

A filter to retain larger pieces while smaller pieces and liquids pass through.

is a specific kind of: filter.

is a broader term that covers: colander, cullender | screen, sieve | tea-strainer.

derivation: filter, filter out, filtrate, separate out, strain | sieve, sift, strain.

Dutch: vergiet, zeef

Moby thesaurus: clarifier, colander, cradle, cribble, cribriformity, cribrosity, filter, honeycomb, lixiviator, net, percolator, porosity, porousness, purifier, refiner, refinery, riddle, rocker, screen, sieve ... show more.

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