spatula

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Synonyms: scatula, spatule

Antonyms: scatula, spatule

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|cookware}} A kitchen [[utensil]] consisting of a flat surface attached to a long handle, used for turning, lifting{{,}} or stirring food.
2. {{lb|en|North America}} A kitchen utensil consisting of a flexible surface attached to a long handle, used for scraping the sides of bowls.
3. {{lb|en|dated}} A [[palette knife]].
4. {{lb|en|chemistry}} A thin hand tool, often made of [[nickel]], for [[handle|handling]] [[chemical]]s or other materials, when [[weigh]]ing, etc.
5. {{lb|en|UK}} A [[tongue depressor]].
6. A [[croupier]]'s tool for turning up [[card]]s in a [[casino]].
7. {{lb|en|entomology}} A [[sclerotized]], T-shaped plate in the [[prothorax]] of [[larvae]] of flies belonging to family Cecidomyiidae, the [[gall midges]].

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To lift with or as if with a spatula.
2. {{lb|en|transitive}} To strike with a spatula.

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