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# spatula

noun (a spatula, spatulas)

«spatula» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A spatula is a kitchen tool with a wide, flat, bendy blade, used for spreading, mixing, scraping or lifting food. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spatula/#m1)
2. A spatula is also a small flat tool used in science labs to scoop powders, or by doctors to press down your tongue. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spatula/#m2)

### In the lessons

In cooking, people flip pancakes and burgers with a spatula or scrape cake mix from a bowl. In science lessons, pupils use a spatula to measure out small amounts of salt or powder. Safety: use a spatula, not your fingers, in a hot pan.

### Examples

- Flip the pancake with a spatula. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spatula/#x1)
- She scraped the last of the cake mix out with a spatula. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spatula/#x2)
- Use the spatula to spread the icing. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spatula/#x3)
- In science we took one spatula of salt. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spatula/#x4)
- The doctor pressed my tongue with a wooden spatula. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spatula/#x5)
- Don't use a metal spatula on a non-stick pan. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spatula/#x6)
- Dad lifted the burger onto the bun with a spatula. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spatula/#x7)

### Note

Countable noun: «a spatula, spatulas». Stress: SPACH-uh-luh. In the UK, a flat tool for flipping food is often called a «fish slice», and a rubber one for scraping a «spatula». In science, «one spatula» is a rough measure, not exact.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «spatula» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spatula/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«spatula» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/spatula.html) on Mova free.