spatule — meaning in English
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English meaning
- paddle noun A short pole with a broad blade at one or both ends, used to propel and steer a small boat.
- spatula noun A flat-bladed kitchen tool with a long handle, used for flipping, lifting, or spreading food.
- widget noun A placeholder name for an unnamed, unspecified, or hypothetical manufactured good or product, typically as an example for purposes of explaining concepts.
Senses
spatule is used for these senses in English:
- paddle A kitchen utensil shaped like a paddle and used for mixing, beating etc.
- spatula (cookware) A kitchen utensil consisting of a flat surface attached to a long handle, used for turning, lifting, or stirring food.
- spoonbill Any of various large, long-legged wading birds of the genus Platalea, in the ibis family Threskiornithidae, that have a large, flat, spatulate bill.
- widget A small scraping tool consisting of a blade and a handle, commonly used to remove paint from glass and other smooth surfaces.
paddle — full definition
- noun A short pole with a broad blade at one or both ends, used to propel and steer a small boat.
- verb To move a small boat through water using a paddle.
- verb To wade or splash about playfully in shallow water.
spatula — full definition
- noun A flat-bladed kitchen tool with a long handle, used for flipping, lifting, or spreading food.
- noun A flat, blunt tool used for scraping, mixing, or applying substances outside the kitchen, such as in a lab or a doctor's office.