trays

Cafeteria lunch holders

Trays is the plural of tray, a flat, shallow container with raised edges used for carrying or holding items.

Serving trays carry food and drinks; baking trays go in ovens.

Ice cube trays form ice in freezers.

Desk trays organize papers.

She carried the trays of appetizers through the crowd.

The cafeteria worker stacked the dirty trays.

serving

platter

Large flat serving dish

cafeteria · catering · presentation · appetizer · canape · antipasto · hors d'oeuvres · breakfast · room service · airline

organizational

desk

Furniture for writing

  • inboxMessage receiving folder
  • outboxQueue for dispatched messages
  • stackingPlacing items vertically

letter · paper · filing · sorting · office · mail · document · drawer · insert · divider

baking

sheet

Flat rectangular material

roasting · broiler · muffin · cupcake · jelly roll · sheet pan · rimmed · nonstick · silicone · aluminum

medical

surgical

Relating to operations

dental · dissection · autopsy · laboratory · hospital · kidney · emesis · bedpan · catheter

Categories
Opposites
container depth and form

traysbowls

Deep rounded containers

basins · buckets · tubs · pots · vats

Phrases
Family

tray, drip tray, ashtray, tea tray

Familiarity
Top 10,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G