blender

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English

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An electric blender

Etymology

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From blend +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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blender (plural blenders)

  1. A machine with sharp rotating blades in a bowl, for mashing, crushing, or liquefying food ingredients.
    Synonyms: liquidiser, liquidizer, (Australia) vitamiser, (Australia) vitamizer
    Hyponym: immersion blender
    Coordinate terms: food processor, mixer
  2. (theater) A piece of fabric sewn into the front of a theatrical wig to make it blend in with the performer's natural hair.
    • 2013, Martha Ruskai, Allison Lowery, Wig Making and Styling: A Complete Guide for Theatre & Film, page 80:
      A blender is added to a wig in the same way that a quick front is added. It can be added at the same time as the fronting lace is added or after the wig is completed.
  3. (quilting) A subtly patterned fabric printed in different shades of a single color, often used in place of a solid to create visual texture.

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Turkish: blender

Translations

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Verb

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blender (third-person singular simple present blenders, present participle blendering, simple past and past participle blendered)

  1. To mix in a blender

Anagrams

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Cebuano

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Etymology

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From English blender.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: blen‧der

Noun

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blender

  1. a blender

Quotations

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For quotations using this term, see Citations:blender.

Danish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English blender (1958).

Noun

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blender c (singular definite blenderen, plural indefinite blendere)

  1. blender, machine for mashing

Inflection

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Dutch

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Etymology

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From English blender.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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blender m (plural blenders, diminutive blendertje n)

  1. blender (kitchen appliance)

Derived terms

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Further reading

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From the verb blende; compare with German Blende. In sense 3 possibly from English blender, as in Danish.

Noun

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blender m (definite singular blenderen, indefinite plural blendere, definite plural blenderne)

  1. a diaphragm (in a camera lens)
  2. aperture (the variable opening of the diaphragm)
  3. a blender (kitchen appliance)

Synonyms

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References

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Polish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English blender.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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blender m inan

  1. blender (machine outfitted with sharp blades, for mashing, crushing or liquefying food ingredients)
    wymieszać/zmiksować coś blenderem/w blenderzeto mix something with/in a blender

Declension

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Further reading

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  • blender in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • blender in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Spanish

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Noun

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blender m (plural blenderes)

  1. blender