Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Wiktionary
n. A board beside a kitchen sink and inclined to drain into the sink, used for letting kitchen utensils dry after they had been washed.
WordNet
n. a board beside a kitchen sink and inclined to drain into the sink [syn: drainboard]
Usage examples of "draining board".
Returning to the kitchen, he found an empty bottle of champagne in the bin, two glasses in the sink and a huge bunch of pink roses with a card on the draining board.
Katy did as she was told, separating four orchids from the bunch and taking them over to the draining board beside the sink.
Danus removed the knife and the carrot, set them on the draining board, and took her in his arms.
When he had finished the coffee he rinsed the mug and upended it on the draining board.
Uncle Vernon was standing in front of the draining board, glaring at Harry through tiny, narrowed eyes.
Uncle Vernon standing in front of the draining board, glaring at Harry through tiny, narrowed eyes.
The older woman was still standing at the sink, although she was now gutting fish on the draining board, while Katia was preparing food at the table.
Katie gathered the plates together arid put them on the draining board.
Quiss apologised for setting it down on a hotplate, put it on a draining board instead, and splashed some water over its mask-face.
Flamboyantly she stalked to the swing bin, tipped in the toast, and slammed the plate down on the draining board.
Tommy walked across to the draining board and brought her a plate.