Spatula vs. Flipper

Spatula vs. Flipper — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Spatula and Flipper

Spatulanoun

A kitchen utensil consisting of a flat surface attached to a long handle, used for turning, lifting, or stirring food.

Flippernoun

In marine mammals such as whales, a wide flat limb, adapted for swimming.

Spatulanoun

(North America) A kitchen utensil consisting of a flexible surface attached to a long handle, used for scraping the sides of bowls.

Flippernoun

A flat, wide, paddle-like rubber covering for the foot, used in swimming.

Spatulanoun

(dated) A palette knife.

Flippernoun

A flat lever in a pinball machine, triggered by the player to strike the ball and keep it in play.

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Spatulanoun

(chemistry) A thin hand tool, often made of nickel, for handling chemicals or other materials, when weighing, etc.

Flippernoun

(theatre) A small flat used to support a larger one.

Spatulanoun

A croupier's tool for turning up cards in a casino.

Flippernoun

(cricket) A type of ball bowled by a leg spin bowler, which spins backwards and skids off the pitch with a low bounce.

Spatulanoun

a turner with a narrow flexible blade

Flippernoun

Television remote control, clicker.

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Spatulanoun

a hand tool with a thin flexible blade used to mix or spread soft substances

Flippernoun

The hand.

Flippernoun

(dentistry) A kind of false tooth, usually temporary.

Flippernoun

A kitchen spatula.

Flippernoun

Someone who flips, in the sense of buying a house or other asset and selling it quickly for profit.

Flippernoun

Someone who flips in any other sense, for example throwing a coin.

Flipperverb

To lift one or both flippers out of the water and slap the surface of the water.

Flippernoun

a shoe for swimming; the paddle-like front is an aid in swimming (especially underwater)

Flippernoun

the flat broad limb of aquatic animals specialized for swimming