noun🔗ShareA kitchen utensil consisting of a flat surface attached to a long handle, used for turning, lifting or stirring food."I used a spatula to flip the pancakes. "utensilfooditemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA kitchen utensil consisting of a flexible surface attached to a long handle, used for scraping the sides of bowls."Using the spatula, Mom scraped the last of the batter from the mixing bowl. "utensilfoodChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA palette knife."The artist used a spatula to mix the paints on the palette. "utensilartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA thin hand tool, often made of nickel, for handling chemicals or other materials, when weighing, etc."The chemist used a spatula to carefully transfer the powdered sugar into the measuring cup. "utensilchemistrymaterialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA croupier's tool for turning up cards in a casino."The croupier used a spatula to carefully flip over the next card on the blackjack table, revealing its value to the players. "utensilgameitemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA sclerotized, T-shaped plate in the prothorax of larvae of flies belonging to family Cecidomyiidae, the gall midges."The entomologist carefully examined the larva, noting the distinctive spatula on its prothorax. "organisminsectpartbiologyanatomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading