spatula vs whisk

spatula

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

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

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

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

  • A sclerotized, T-shaped plate in the prothorax of larvae of flies belonging to family Cecidomyiidae, the gall midges. 

verb
  • To strike with a spatula. 

  • To lift with or as if with a spatula. 

whisk

noun
  • A kitchen utensil, now usually made from stiff wire loops fixed to a handle (and formerly of twigs), used for whipping (or a mechanical device with the same function). 

  • A bunch of twigs or hair etc, used as a brush. 

  • A quick, light sweeping motion. 

  • A kind of cape, forming part of a woman's dress. 

  • A plane used by coopers for evening chines. 

  • A small handheld broom with a small (or no) handle. 

verb
  • To move whiskers. 

  • In cooking, to whip e.g. eggs or cream. 

  • To move something with quick light sweeping motions. 

  • To move lightly and nimbly. 

  • To move something rapidly and with no warning. 

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