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/ˈstɹeɪnɚ/ · noun
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..
A strainer is something on the surface of the water that allows water to pass through it but not solid objects, like boats and people. Strainers are likely to consist of fallen trees, old fencing, guardrails […]
An important factor with respect to recurrence [of rectal prolapse] is the fact that many of these patients are chronic strainers.
Use strainer when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Strainer means 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..
Common synonyms include sieve, sile, temse.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
A strainer is something on the surface of the water that allows water to pass through it but not solid objects, like boats and people. Strainers are likely to consist of fallen trees, old fencing, guardrails […]
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