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Coaster vs Trivet - What's the difference?

coaster | trivet |

As nouns the difference between coaster and trivet

is that coaster is Agent noun of coast: one who coasts while trivet is a stand with three short legs, especially for cooking over a fire.

coaster

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • one who coasts.
  • Something that coasts, such as a sled or toboggan.
  • (label) A merchant vessel that stays in coastal waters.
  • (label) A sailor who travels only in coastal waters.
  • * 1881 , Symon's monthly meteorological magazine (page 59)
    • If you question a seaman on the subject, whether mere coaster or circumnavigator, he will tell you that in a snow-storm, because of its constant eddyings and gyrations, frequent trimming of sails is more necessary than in any other gale
  • A person who originates from or inhabits a coastal area.
  • A small piece of material used to protect the surface of a table, upon which one places cups or mugs.
  • A small tray on wheels, used to pass something around a table.
  • A worthless compact disc or DVD, such as one that was burned incorrectly.
  • (label) A rollercoaster.
  • (label) A (coaster trout) (brook trout, Salvelinus fontinalis )

    • Coordinate terms

    * saucer

    See also

    * roller coaster

    Anagrams

    * English agent nouns

    trivet

    English

    (wp)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • a stand with three short legs, especially for cooking over a fire
  • * 1994 ,
    • They collected wood and built back the fire and they fetched rocks to make a trivet and there they set the bucket to boil.
  • a stand, sometimes with short, stumpy feet, used to support hot dishes and protect a table; a hot coaster
  • A weaver's knife. See trevat.
    • (Knight)

    See also

    * as right as a trivet