Converse of object

• use: We used a cheap blender which does the job really well.

• get: Don't bother getting out the Magimix for what will only be mini portions for your baby - get a mini blender.

• have: She has an electric blender, electric toaster, electric bread maker.

• buy: I'm off to buy a blender now so I'll leave you with Innocent's summary of their Little Book of Drinks.

• hold: A curry chef would use a huge hand held blender with a rotating blade on the end.

Adjective modifier

• gravimetric: The higher level of accuracy is achievable on existing Maguire gravimetric blenders through a controller chip change.

• electric: She has an electric blender, electric toaster, electric bread maker.

• hand-held: Take the pan off the heat and purée the mixture using a hand-held blender.

Modifies a noun

• mode: Sort of like the opposite of the multiply blender mode.

• function: This must only be used after you have set up the color mapping table or blender functions!

• jar: Drain, tear into pieces, and put into the blender jar.

Noun used with modifier

• whiskey: I plumped for the Dumbarton which was nine year old and very pleasant indeed, being an obvious prize for whiskey blenders.

• master: The task of checking quality falls to Ballantine's master blender at Dumbarton, to whom samples of each distillation are sent.

• hand: You could also use a hand blender or sieve.

• food: Room should always be made for a food blender in the cave rescue kit.

• gas: Advanced Gas Blender which can be run in conjunction with Nitrox gas blender or any other TDI course.

• batch: A gravimetric batch blender from TSM Control Systems is being promoted for its ability to blend in flaked regrind.

Possessives

• credit: The small ethanol producer credit is limited in the same way as the blender's tax credit.

Preposition: with

• ice: White Cadillac 3cl Cointreau 2cl Galliano 3cl double cream Place all ingredients in a blender with crushed ice.

• water: Drain, rinse and blend in a blender with a little distilled water.