beater
Kitchen stirring tool
A beater is something that beats.
In the kitchen, a beater is a utensil or appliance attachment for mixing: an egg beater, electric beaters.
A beater can be someone who drives game toward hunters by beating through brush.
In casual American speech, a beater is an old, beat-up car: I drove a beater through college.
A wife-beater is a man who beats his wife, or slang for a sleeveless white undershirt.
Worn-out old car
- jalopyDilapidated old vehicle
- rustbucketDilapidated metal vehicle
- junkerDecrepit, worthless automobile
- heapJumbled collection of items
wreck · hooptie · banger · rattletrap · lemon · old banger · fixer-upper · deathtrap
Looped wire mixer
- mixerCombines ingredients or people
- hand mixerHandheld motorized whisk
- blenderMotorized food puréeing appliance
- spatulaFlat-bladed kitchen tool
bowl · batter · meringue · cream · stiff peaks · attachment · blade · paddle
Stick for striking drums
- malletSoft-headed striking tool
- kick pedalFoot lever for drums
- hammerTool for striking nails
- strikerOne who hits targets
tabla · djembe · cajon · vibraphone · marimba · glockenspiel · snare · tom
Fowl hunted for sport
- flushingWashing by water surge
- pheasantLarge ornamental game bird
- grouseFowl or fuss
- gundogTrained hunting retriever
retriever · wildfowl · covert · underbrush · quarry · shooting party · line · drive
clunker
Worn-out old car
- jalopyDilapidated old vehicle
- rustbucketDilapidated metal vehicle
- junkerDecrepit, worthless automobile
heap · wreck · hooptie · banger · rattletrap · lemon · old banger · fixer-upper · deathtrap · daily driver
whisk
Looped wire mixer
- mixerCombines ingredients or people
- hand mixerHandheld motorized whisk
- blenderMotorized food puréeing appliance
spatula · bowl · batter · meringue · cream · stiff peaks · attachment · blade · paddle · dough hook
drumstick
Stick for striking drums
- malletSoft-headed striking tool
- kick pedalFoot lever for drums
- hammerTool for striking nails
striker · tabla · djembe · cajon · vibraphone · marimba · glockenspiel · snare · tom · kick drum
gamebird
Fowl hunted for sport
gundog · retriever · wildfowl · covert · underbrush · quarry · shooting party · line · drive · partridge
reed
Vibrating sliver for woodwinds
batten · shuttle · heddle · selvedge · tapestry · handloom · cloth · textile · weaver · comb
battered
Damaged by repeated blows
- threadbareWorn until transparent
- tatteredRipped and worn out
- shabbyWorn and neglected
well-worn · weathered · distressed · frayed · ragged · dog-eared · scuffed · dented · faded · rough
- mixersblender, hand mixer, stand mixer, whisk, food processor
- vehiclescar, bus, truck, van, bike
- carscar, auto, automobile, sedan, coupe
- huntingdeer hunting, hunting rifle, hunters, tracking, hunting license
- car talkpedal to the metal, hit the gas, step on it, floor it, burn rubber
- clothing slangthreads, duds, getup, fit, drip
beaterloser
Defeated competitor
defeated · vanquished · pushover · failure · underdog
beaterluxury car
Expensive, high-end automobile
classic car · cherry · cream puff · mint condition · showpiece
- beat upAssault physically, cause injury
- beat itCommand to leave quickly
- beaten upDamaged by blows
- beat around the bushAvoid stating directly
- beats downStrikes repeatedly with force
- beat the pants offDefeat decisively and humiliatingly