draining board

noun

A board beside a kitchen sink, designed to drain into the sink, used for letting kitchen utensils dry after they had been washed.

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drainboarddrainer
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Meanings

noundraining board (plural draining boards)

plural draining boards

  1. A board beside a kitchen sink, designed to drain into the sink, used for letting kitchen utensils dry after they had been washed.

    Synonyms: drainboard, drainer

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA board beside a kitchen sink, designed to drain into the sink, used for letting kitchen utensils dry after they had been washed.

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drainboarddrainer

More synonyms by meaning

nouna board beside a kitchen sink and inclined to drain into the sink

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drainboard
Broader
board
Also see
drainboarddrainer

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Bulgarian сушилник, отцедник
  • сушилник (sušilnik)board beside a kitchen sink for draining kitchen utensils
  • отцедник (otcednik)board beside a kitchen sink for draining kitchen utensils
Catalan escorreplats
  • escorreplatsboard beside a kitchen sink for draining kitchen utensils
Czech odkapávač
  • odkapávačboard beside a kitchen sink for draining kitchen utensils
French égouttoir
  • égouttoirboard beside a kitchen sink for draining kitchen utensils
Polish ociekacz
  • ociekaczboard beside a kitchen sink for draining kitchen utensils
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APA

draining board. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/draining%20board

MLA

“draining board.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/draining%20board. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “draining board,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/draining%20board.

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