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SPATULA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A hand tool with a thin flexible blade used to mix or spread soft substances
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("spatula" is a kind of...):
hand tool (a tool used with workers' hands)
Meronyms (parts of "spatula"):
blade (the flat part of a tool or weapon that (usually) has a cutting edge)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "spatula"):
palette knife (a spatula used by artists for mixing or applying or scraping off oil paints)
putty knife (a spatula used to mix or apply putty)
slice (a spatula for spreading paint or ink)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A turner with a narrow flexible blade
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("spatula" is a kind of...):
food turner; turner (cooking utensil having a flat flexible part and a long handle; used for turning or serving food)
Meronyms (parts of "spatula"):
blade (the flat part of a tool or weapon that (usually) has a cutting edge)
grip; handgrip; handle; hold (the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it)
