From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Colander \Col"an*der\, noun [L. colans, -antis, p. pr. of colare to filter, to strain, fr. colum a strainer. Cf. {Cullis}, {Culvert}.] A utensil with a bottom perforated with little holes for straining liquids, mashed vegetable pulp, etc.; a strainer of wickerwork, perforated metal, or the like.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
noun
1: bowl-shaped strainer; used to wash or drain foods [syn: {cullender}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
31 Moby Thesaurus words for "colander": bolter, clarifier, cradle, cribble, cribriformity, cribrosity, filter, grate, grating, honeycomb, lixiviator, net, percolator, porosity, porousness, purifier, refiner, refinery, riddle, rocker, screen, sieve, sievelikeness, sifter, sorter, sponge, strainer, winnow, winnowing basket, winnowing fan, winnowing machine
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