spatula

IPA: spˈætʃʊɫʌ

A kitchen utensil consisting of a flat surface attached to a long handle, used for turning, lifting, or stirring food.
(Canada, US) A kitchen utensil consisting of a flexible surface attached to a long handle, used for scraping the sides of bowls.
(dated) A palette knife.
(chemistry) A thin hand tool, often made of nickel, for handling chemicals or other materials, when weighing, etc.
A croupier's tool for turning up cards in a casino.
(entomology) A sclerotized, T-shaped plate in the prothorax of larvae of flies belonging to family Cecidomyiidae, the gall midges.

Examples of "spatula" in Sentences

Could anyone comment on what size spatula is used?
#8: Keep in mind that a spatula is not an apple press.
It’s a thick mixture, but a spatula is all you need to press it into an even layer.
Once the cookies are completely cool, remove then gently with a thin spatula and store them in an airtight container.
Noting that a spatula is a spatula, fancy label or not, he explained how to create interesting textures on desserts by using such cheap tools as zip-loc bags and dollar-bin plastic scraps.
I proceed by deduction (the nonstick spatula is not in the box marked "verres" or "fragile") and go digging through the other cartons only to give up and use a metal spoon on my favorite nonstick pan.) "Everybody to the table!"