Synonyms for strainer

Most common

filter · sieve · colander · tems · sile

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Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   A device through which a liquid is passed for purification, filtering or separation from solid matter; anything (including a screen or a cloth) used to strain a liquid.

Related words

Phrases

spider strainer

Forms

Plural

strainers → sieves, colanders, filters, siles…

Example sentences

• filter Yanni needs to get the correct filter for his car.
• sieve The walls of the small intestine are like a sieve.
• colander Ziri asked Rima if he could borrow her colander.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

tems, sile

5 letters

sieve¹

6 letters

filter²

8 letters

colander³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (filter² = 2 syllables).

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