Word: strainer
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: strain
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Definition: 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.
Morphemes:
Affix: strain
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To separate solid from liquid by passing through a strainer or colander
Etymology Compounds: Affix: stringere
Language: la
Decoded: stringere
Meaning: to draw tight together, to tie
Affix: -er
Language: en
Meaning: agent noun
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ārius
Language: la
Decoded: -arius
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: -er; Used to form nouns denoting an agent of use, such as a dealer or artisan, from other nouns.