What is another word for cullender?

Pronunciation: [kˈʌlɛndə] (IPA)

A cullender, also known as a colander, is a kitchen tool used for straining liquids from solids such as pasta, vegetables, and fruits. However, the word cullender has several synonyms such as sieve, strainer, drainer, sifter, and filter. A sieve is similar to a cullender but is often used for finer materials such as flour or sugar. A strainer is a fine mesh device used to strain liquids, and a drainer is used for rinsing and draining food like rice and beans. A sifter is a tool used to separate and aerate dry ingredients, and a filter is used to remove impurities from liquids. Regardless of the synonym used, the purpose is the same - to separate and strain ingredients for cooking and baking.

What are the hypernyms for Cullender?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.
  • Other hypernyms:

    sieve, utensil, cooking implement, kitchen implement, perforated container.

Usage examples for Cullender

Then take it out, unty it, and throw away the skin, and lay the flaky fish in a cullender, to drain away the water from it.
"The Closet of Sir Kenelm Digby Knight Opened"
Kenelm Digby
You may strain the pulp through a cullender or sieve into a mould, and when it is a firm shape send it to table.
"A Poetical Cook-Book"
Maria J. Moss
After being shelled, wash them, drain them in a cullender, put them on, in plenty of boiling water, with a teaspoonful of salt; boil them till they become tender, which, if young, will be less than half an hour; if old, they will require more than an hour.
"A Poetical Cook-Book"
Maria J. Moss

Related words: colander, sieve, strainer, pasta strainer, kitchen colander, kitchen sieve, kitchen strainer

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