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— Stephen Crane

I looked here;

I looked there;

Nowhere could I see my love.

And--this time--

…

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verb

To finish successfully.

“She worked hard to accomplish her goals before the deadline.”

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Dictionary Entry

spatula

Part of Speech: nounPronunciation: /spach-uh-luh/

A kitchen tool with a broad, flat, flexible blade, used for mixing, spreading, lifting, and flipping food.

In a Sentence

“She used a rubber spatula to scrape every last bit of cake batter from the mixing bowl.”

Origin

From Latin 'spatula', a diminutive of 'spatha' meaning 'broad sword' or 'paddle'.

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Synonyms

turnerflipperscraperspreader

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Related Words

kitchencookingbakingutensiltoolwhiskspoonknife

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