drainer
/ˈdreɪnər/
noun
- A kitchen tool or rack used to hold washed dishes so they can drip dry.
- After washing the dishes, he left them in the drainer to air dry.
- She placed the wet plates on the drainer next to the sink.
- I need to buy a new plastic drainer for our cups and bowls.
- A person or thing that removes liquid from something, such as a colander or a device for draining.
- This salad drainer spins the lettuce leaves dry in seconds.
- Use the pasta drainer to separate the noodles from the boiling water.
- The mechanic used an oil drainer to collect the old engine fluid.