draining board

Thân thiện

The clean dishes are drying on the draining board.

Definition

Noun: * A slightly sloped, flat surface, typically made of plastic, metal, or wood, located next to a kitchen sink. Its purpose is to hold wet dishes, pots, and utensils after washing, allowing the water to run off and drain back into the sink.

Usage

The draining board is an integral part of a kitchen's drying area. It is used for air-drying clean, wet items. * Place the washed plates on the draining board to dry. * The sink unit includes a stainless steel draining board on the left side. * She wiped down the draining board after finishing the dishes.

Advanced Usage

• "To leave something on the draining board": This phrase implies an item is clean and has been left to air-dry naturally.
  • The glasses are on the draining board; they should be dry by morning.

Variants and Related Words

• Drainboard (noun): This is a common variant and synonym for draining board, with identical meaning and usage.
  • He stacked the pots on the drainboard.

Synonyms

• Dish rack (surround/area): While a "dish rack" often refers to a separate, movable wire rack, the fixed, integrated surface is the draining board.
• Drying rack (area): This is a more general term that can include the draining board.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a board beside a kitchen sink and inclined to drain into the sink

Từ đồng nghĩa

• drainboard