Words / A1

BLEND-uh/ˈblendə/

A blender is a kitchen machine that chops and mixes fruit or vegetables into a smooth drink or sauce. Countable: a blender, blenders. A microwave heats food; a blender mixes it. Do not put a metal spoon in a blender while it is on. Mix-up: blender vs blind (cannot see) — different ending.

Meaning

A kitchen machine that mixes fruit or vegetables into a smooth drink or sauce.

Examples

• “Put the fruit in the blender.”
• “Wash the blender after the smoothie.”
• “This blender is too small for ice.”

Good to know

a blender (mixes drinks / sauce). Contrast: microwave (heats). Keep fingers out.

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