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# blender

«blender» in Mova's school dictionary: **an electric kitchen machine with sharp spinning blades…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (a blender, blenders)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A blender is an electric kitchen machine with sharp spinning blades that mixes and chops food into a smooth liquid, like a smoothie or soup. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blender/#m1)

2) A blender is also anything or anyone that blends or mixes things. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blender/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

Everyday and safety: blenders are used for smoothies, milkshakes and soups. The blades are very sharp: never put hands or spoons in while it is plugged in; keep the lid on; an adult should help; unplug before cleaning. In science, blending shows mixing; you can compare solid fruit and blended liquid. Phrases: «put it in the blender», «blend until smooth», «stick blender», «hand blender».

### examples

- We made a banana smoothie in the blender. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blender/#x1)
- Put the lid on before you switch on the blender. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blender/#x2)
- Never put your fingers near the blender blades. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blender/#x3)
- Unplug the blender before you wash it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blender/#x4)
- Dad blended the soup until it was smooth. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blender/#x5)
- The blender was very noisy. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blender/#x6)
- My sister uses a stick blender for baby food. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blender/#x7)

### note

Countable: «a blender, blenders». Verb: «blend, blended». A blender is not the same as a mixer (which beats and stirs, for cakes) or a food processor (which chops and slices). In the US «blender» is very common; in the UK people also say «liquidiser».

### In the corpora

- [Before touching anything inside a blender, switch it off and unplug it, because the blades can start again.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/105-knives-kitchen-tools-and-cooking/8/)
- [Before touching inside a blender, switch it off and unplug it.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/217-kitchen-freezer-plugs-and-doors/6/)
- [Never put hands or a spoon into a blender while it is running.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/217-kitchen-freezer-plugs-and-doors/7/)
- [Before touching anything inside a blender, switch it off and unplug it; never put hands or a spoon in while it runs.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/294-kitchen-freezer-plugs-and-balconies/11/)
- [The blades in a blender are very sharp and can start again if it is still plugged in.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/294-kitchen-freezer-plugs-and-balconies/12/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «blender» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blender/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.