blender

Whirring kitchen jar

A blender is a kitchen appliance with rotating blades that pulverizes food into liquid or paste.

You make smoothies, soups, and sauces in a blender.

The word extends to anything that blends or mixes: a blender of musical styles.

In 3D graphics, Blender (capitalized) is popular open-source modeling software.

action

puree

Smoothly blended food

  • liquefyConvert to liquid state
  • crushCompress with force
  • emulsifyDisperse one liquid throughout another

whip · chop · grind · pulse · mix · combine · aerate · homogenize · froth · churn

recipes

smoothie

Puréed fruit beverage

soup · hummus · pesto · salsa · guacamole · gazpacho · vichyssoise · bisque · babyfood · protein shake

appliance

motor

Energy-to-motion converter

  • bladesSharp flat cutting parts
  • pitcherPouring vessel or hurler
  • lidRemovable container cover

jar · base · pulse · speed · power · button · control · electric · countertop · immersion

kitchenware

mixer

Combines ingredients or people

mortar · pestle · sieve · spatula · measuring cup · cutting board · knife · bowl · lid · tamper

texture

smooth

Without roughness or difficulty

frothy · chunky · consistency · thick · thin · uniform · aerated · fluffy · whipped · pureed

Categories
Opposites
mechanical function

blenderseparator

Something that divides

centrifuge · sieve · strainer · filter · sifter

food texture outcome

blenderknife

Sharp cutting utensil

mandoline · grater · spiralizer · food processor · meat tenderizer

Phrases
Family

blend, blended, blending, blends, blenders, blenderize, blenderized

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G