juicer
/'dʤu:sə/
Definition
- Noun:
- A kitchen appliance or tool designed to extract juice from fruits and vegetables: A "juicer" is a device, often electric or manual, used to separate the liquid content (juice) from the pulp of produce.
- A person who habitually consumes alcoholic drinks, often in large quantities: In informal contexts, a "juicer" can refer to an individual who drinks alcohol, typically implying excessive consumption.
Usage Examples
- Noun (Appliance):
- She used a new electric juicer to make fresh orange juice for breakfast.
- The recipe calls for carrot juice, so you'll need a juicer.
- Noun (Person):
- After the party, the known juicers stayed behind to finish the bottles.
- He was known around town as a bit of a juicer.
Advanced Usage
- "A heavy juicer": This phrase can describe either a powerful, high-quality juice-extracting machine or, informally, a person who drinks alcohol heavily.
- This commercial-grade model is a real heavy juicer, capable of processing whole apples.
- Watch out for him at the bar; he's a heavy juicer.
Variants and Related Words
- Juice (noun/verb): The liquid extracted from fruits/vegetables; the act of extracting such liquid.
- Add a splash of lemon juice.
- She will juice the lemons for the recipe.
- Juicing (gerund/noun): The process or activity of extracting juice.
- Juicing has become a popular health trend.
Synonyms
- For the appliance: Extractor, juice press, squeezer.
- For the person: Drinker, tippler, alcoholic (more formal/clinical), boozer (informal).
Related Phrases
- "On the juicer": Informally describes someone who is currently drinking alcohol heavily or is intoxicated.
- He's been on the juicer all weekend.
Noun
-
a squeezer with a conical ridged center that is used for squeezing juice from citrus fruit
-
a person who drinks alcoholic beverages (especially to excess)
Khám phá thêm
Các từ liên quan
Từ đồng nghĩa
Từ trái nghĩa
Từ chứa "juicer"
