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paletta — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • dustpan noun A flat, handled scoop used with a brush to collect swept-up dirt.
  • shovel verb To move earth, snow, or other loose material using a shovel.
  • spatula noun A flat-bladed kitchen tool with a long handle, used for flipping, lifting, or spreading food.
  • trowel noun A small handheld tool with a flat or scoop-shaped blade, used for spreading mortar or digging in a garden.
  • turner noun A person who shapes wood or other material on a lathe.

Senses

paletta is used for these senses in English:

  • dustpan A flat scoop with a handle, into which dust, dirt and other material is conveyed with a brush or broom.
  • shovel A hand tool with a handle, used for moving portions of material such as earth, snow, and grain from one place to another, with some forms also used for digging. In strict usage differentiated from a spade, which is designed solely for small-scale digging and incidental tasks such as chopping of small roots.
  • spatula (cookware) A kitchen utensil consisting of a flat surface attached to a long handle, used for turning, lifting, or stirring food.
  • spatula (dated) A palette knife.
  • trowel A gardener’s tool, shaped like a scoop, used in taking up plants, stirring soil etc.
  • turner A kitchen utensil used for turning food.

shovel — full definition

  1. verb To move earth, snow, or other loose material using a shovel.
  2. noun A tool with a broad blade and handle, used for digging or moving loose material.

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