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Spatula

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spoonnounAn implement for eating or serving; a scooped utensil whose long handle is straight, in contrast to a ladle.
shovelnounA 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.
knifenounA utensil or a tool designed for cutting, consisting of a flat piece of hard material, usually steel or other metal (the blade), usually sharpened on one edge, attached to a handle. The blade may be pointed for piercing.
stirrernounA device used to stir. (Cardinal types include wood or plastic strips (for beverages) and magnetic objects that react to a spinning magnet nearby (for chemistry beakers).
policemannoun(law enforcement) A police officer, usually a male.
spatchelernoun(humorous) Nonstandard spelling of spatula. [(cooking) A kitchen utensil consisting of a flat surface attached to a long handle, used for turning, lifting, or stirring food.]
spoonulanounA cooking utensil resembling both a spoon and a spatula.
spattlenounA spatula.
lifternounSomeone or something that lifts or assists in lifting.
flippernounIn marine mammals such as whales (or other aquatic animals such as sea turtles), a wide, flat limb adapted for swimming.
paddlenounA two-handed implement consisting of a shaft with one or two blades attached to the end(s) used to propel a canoe, kayak or a small boat. A paddle is unattached to the boat and freely operated with the hands, compared with an oar which is attached to the boat at a pivot point.
spatulenounA spatulate formation.
potsticknounA stick for stirring food while it cooks in a pot.
slicenounA thin, broad piece cut off.
ladlenounA deep-bowled spoonlike utensil with a long, usually curved, handle.
spreadernounAn object or person who spreads.
pancake turnernoun(US) A spatula; fish slice; kitchen turner; cooking turner.
forknounAny of several types of pronged (tined) tools (physical tools), as follows:
utensilnounAn instrument or device for domestic use, especially in the kitchen.
sporknounAn eating utensil shaped like a spoon, the bowl of which is divided into tines like those of a fork, and so has the function of both implements; some sporks have a serrated edge so they can also function as a knife.

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