spatula

IPA: spˈætʃʊɫʌ

noun

  • 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.

verb

  • (transitive) To lift with or as if with a spatula.
  • (transitive) To strike with a spatula.
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Examples of "spatula" in Sentences

  • He owns a rare type of spatula.
  • She cooks mashed potatoes with spatulas.
  • She fights with an assortment of spatulas.
  • The word may derive from the Latin spatula.
  • I lightly sliced my finger on a metal spatula.
  • The bottom picture is more homey with a spatula.
  • A spatula is provided to push the mass into the gap.
  • The third resembles a serving spatula or cake server.
  • Alternately, my wife can apply the cream with a rubber spatula.
  • A separate spatula may be provided for moving waste material into the container.

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