COFFEE FILTER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does coffee filter mean? 

• COFFEE FILTER (noun)
  The noun COFFEE FILTER has 1 sense:

1. filter (usually of paper) that passes the coffee and retains the coffee grounds

  Familiarity information: COFFEE FILTER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• COFFEE FILTER (noun)

Meaning:

Filter (usually of paper) that passes the coffee and retains the coffee grounds

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("coffee filter" is a kind of...):

filter (device that removes something from whatever passes through it)