noun
- a kitchen utensil with a flat, flexible blade used for mixing, spreading, or lifting food
- a flat, thin instrument used by doctors or scientists for spreading or manipulating substances
Usage: medical; scientific
Examples
- She used a spatula to flip the pancakes in the pan.
- Mix the cake batter with a rubber spatula to avoid scratching the bowl.
- The chef carefully lifted the fish with a wide spatula.
- Use a spatula to spread the frosting evenly on the cake.
- The doctor used a tongue depressor and spatula during the examination.
- He scraped the last bit of cookie dough from the bowl with his spatula.