0 an electric machine used in the kitchen for breaking down foods or making smooth liquid substances from soft foods and liquids:
1 a person or company that blends (= combines) different ingredients or types of something to make a product such as wine, tea, or perfume:
2 an electric machine that cuts or crushes foods into small pieces or liquids, used esp. in cooking
To make the dressing, pulse the oil, vinegar, mustard and herbs in a blender.
Blend the soup in a blender until you have a smooth texture.
Whizz the berries, honey and lemon juice together in a blender with some ice.
Perfume blenders take flowers from several successive years to combine them into a blend that smoothes out the variations between the seasons.
The blender will make up a trial blend, say 60 c.c. of one wine, 25 c.c. of another, and 80 c.c. of another.
He has been in the whisky trade for 40 years, working for 12 years as a blender for Chivas Regal.
The dried plant parts were milled to a fine powder using an electric blender.
