blender
part of speech
noun (a blender, blenders)
meaning for a pupil
1) A blender is an electric kitchen machine with sharp spinning blades that mixes and chops food into a smooth liquid, like a smoothie or soup. tree →
2) A blender is also anything or anyone that blends or mixes things. tree →
sense in the lessons
Everyday and safety: blenders are used for smoothies, milkshakes and soups. The blades are very sharp: never put hands or spoons in while it is plugged in; keep the lid on; an adult should help; unplug before cleaning. In science, blending shows mixing; you can compare solid fruit and blended liquid. Phrases: «put it in the blender», «blend until smooth», «stick blender», «hand blender».
examples
- We made a banana smoothie in the blender. tree →
- Put the lid on before you switch on the blender. tree →
- Never put your fingers near the blender blades. tree →
- Unplug the blender before you wash it. tree →
- Dad blended the soup until it was smooth. tree →
- The blender was very noisy. tree →
- My sister uses a stick blender for baby food. tree →
note
Countable: «a blender, blenders». Verb: «blend, blended». A blender is not the same as a mixer (which beats and stirs, for cakes) or a food processor (which chops and slices). In the US «blender» is very common; in the UK people also say «liquidiser».
In the corpora
- Before touching anything inside a blender, switch it off and unplug it, because the blades can start again.
- Before touching inside a blender, switch it off and unplug it.
- Never put hands or a spoon into a blender while it is running.
- Before touching anything inside a blender, switch it off and unplug it; never put hands or a spoon in while it runs.
- The blades in a blender are very sharp and can start again if it is still plugged in.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «blender» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.