tray
(treɪ )
Word forms: trays
countable noun B2
A tray is a flat piece of wood, plastic, or metal, which usually has raised edges and which is used for carrying things, especially food and drinks.
The subject was presented with two trays on which a number of treats were arranged.
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Collocations:
egg tray line a tray
The range includes a utensil holder (32), an egg tray (20), an egg cup (18), a pen pot (23) and a desk tidy (16).
Times, Sunday Times
Place each tuber in the compartment of an old egg tray and leave in a well-lit, cool but frost-free room.
Times, Sunday Times
Plastic egg trays are also used by egg processors to wash and sanitize eggs.
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Preheat the grill to high and line the tray with foil.
The Sun
Turn up the grill and line a tray with foil.
The Sun
Line a tray with greaseproof paper.
Times, Sunday Times
Translations:
Chinese: 托盘
Japanese: 盆 台所用品
- on demand: usu PHR after v
- on draught
- one
- one/a false move
- one after another
- one after another
- one after the other
- one after the other
- one after the other/one after another
- one and all
- one and the same
- one another
- one-armed bandit
- on earth
- one by one
- one day
- one-day cricket
- on edge
- on edge
- one door closes and another one opens
- one false move
- one false move
- one hell of
- one hell of a lot
- one-horse