percolator

[ pur-kuh-ley-ter ]

/ ˈpɜr kəˌleɪ tər /

noun

a kind of coffeepot in which boiling water in a repeated process is forced up a hollow stem, filters down through ground coffee in a sievelike container, and returns to the pot below.

something that percolates.

Origin of percolator

First recorded in 1835–45; percolate + -or²

Words nearby percolator

Percocet, Percodan, percoid, percolate, percolation, percolator, per contiguum, per continuum, per contra, per curiam, percurrent

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Example sentences from the Web for percolator

The percolator was bubbling and the pop-overs were nearly done when they heard Mr. MacGregor's step.
A Thousand Ways to Please a Husband|Louise Bennett Weaver
In the dining-room is an electric chafing dish and a percolator.
Inventors at Work|George Iles
When tea is the breakfast beverage the samovar takes the place of the percolator.
How to Prepare and Serve a Meal and Interior Decoration|Lillian B. Lansdown
There was a plate of sandwiches on his desk, coffee ready in the percolator to be made by the turning on of the electricity.
The Tin Soldier|Temple Bailey

So he took counsel with his percolator, whose bubbling was a sound he found both soothing and stimulating.
Where the Blue Begins|Christopher Morley

British Dictionary definitions for percolator

percolator

/ (ˈpɜːkəˌleɪtə) /

noun

a kind of coffeepot in which boiling water is forced up through a tube and filters down through the coffee grounds into a container

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单词	percolator
释义	percolator [ pur-kuh-ley-ter ] / ˈpɜr kəˌleɪ tər / noun a kind of coffeepot in which boiling water in a repeated process is forced up a hollow stem, filters down through ground coffee in a sievelike container, and returns to the pot below. something that percolates. Origin of percolator First recorded in 1835–45; percolate + -or² Words nearby percolator Percocet, Percodan, percoid, percolate, percolation, percolator, per contiguum, per continuum, per contra, per curiam, percurrent Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for percolator The percolator was bubbling and the pop-overs were nearly done when they heard Mr. MacGregor's step. A Thousand Ways to Please a Husband\|Louise Bennett Weaver In the dining-room is an electric chafing dish and a percolator. Inventors at Work\|George Iles When tea is the breakfast beverage the samovar takes the place of the percolator. How to Prepare and Serve a Meal and Interior Decoration\|Lillian B. Lansdown There was a plate of sandwiches on his desk, coffee ready in the percolator to be made by the turning on of the electricity. The Tin Soldier\|Temple Bailey So he took counsel with his percolator, whose bubbling was a sound he found both soothing and stimulating. Where the Blue Begins\|Christopher Morley British Dictionary definitions for percolator percolator / (ˈpɜːkəˌleɪtə) / noun a kind of coffeepot in which boiling water is forced up through a tube and filters down through the coffee grounds into a container Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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