noun🔗ShareA long, slender, chiefly terrestrial amphibian of the order Caudata, superficially resembling a lizard."While hiking in the damp forest, we found several brightly colored salamanders hiding under a log. "animalbiologyorganismnatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA creature much like a lizard that is resistant to and lives in fire (in which it is often depicted in heraldry), hence the elemental being of fire."The mythical king believed his armor was blessed with the power of salamanders, making him impervious to fire. "mythologyanimalheraldrysupernaturalnatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA metal utensil with a flat head which is heated and put over a dish to brown the top."The chef used salamanders to quickly brown the tops of the crème brûlées before serving them to the customers. "utensilfoodChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA small broiler (North America) or grill (Britain) that heats the food from above, used in professional cookery primarily for browning."The chef first put the steak under the salamander to sear the outside."foodutensilChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe pouched gopher, Geomys tuza, of the southern United States."My grandfather called the gophers digging holes in his garden "salamanders," but I know they are actually called "pouched gophers." "animalbiologyorganismChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA large poker."He used the salamanders to adjust the burning logs in the fireplace. "utensilitemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSolidified material in a furnace hearth."The steelworkers carefully removed the salamanders – hardened clumps of iron and slag – from the furnace hearth after the smelting process was complete. "materialsubstanceindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePortable stove used to heat or dry buildings under construction."During the winter, the construction crew used salamanders to keep the concrete from freezing and cracking as they built the new office building. "buildingmachineutilityChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
