spatulas

Pancake flipping tools

Spatulas are broad, flat utensils used in cooking and other contexts.

The kitchen spatula flips pancakes or scrapes bowls.

A painter's spatula spreads or mixes pigments.

Medical spatulas depress tongues or spread ointments.

The word covers implements that vary considerably in shape—what unites them is the flat blade used to lift, spread, or scrape.

Singular: spatula.

cooking

flipper

Marine animal's swimming limb

eggs · flipping · nonstick · skillet · frying · burgers · fish · omelets · crepes · stovetop

baking

scraper

Tool for removing buildup

mixing · folding · rubber · silicone · dough · cake · icing · spreading · smoothing · offset

art

palette

Surface for mixing pigments

  • paintingPigment on canvas
  • impastoHeavily applied pigment technique
  • oilSlippery viscous fluid

canvas · texture · blending · mixing · pigment · knife · acrylic · spreading · layering · artist

laboratory

reagent

Substance prompting chemical change

weighing · sample · chemical · stainless · porcelain · transfer · powder · compound · beaker · bench

medical

tongue depressor

Flat stick for viewing throat

surgical · procedure · oral · clinical · wooden · disposable · depressing · sterile · diagnostic · physician

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spatula

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G