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Spatula

An implement shaped like a knife, flat, thin, and somewhat flexible, used for spreading paints, fine plasters, drugs in compounding prescriptions, etc. Cf. Palette knife, under Palette.

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Slice 76% connected

A thin, broad piece cut off; as, a slice of bacon; a slice of cheese; a slice of bread.

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Turner 76% connected

One who turns; especially, one whose occupation is to form articles with a lathe.

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Blade 70% connected

Properly, the leaf, or flat part of the leaf, of any plant, especially of gramineous plants. The term is sometimes applied to the spire of grasses.

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Grip 70% connected

The griffin.

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Handle 70% connected

To touch; to feel with the hand; to use or hold with the hand.

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Hold 70% connected

The whole interior portion of a vessel below the lower deck, in which the cargo is stowed.

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Bladed adjective · 78% connection

Composed of long and narrow plates, shaped like the blade of a knife.

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Bowie knife unknown · 78% connection

A knife with a strong blade from ten to fifteen inches long, and double-edged near the point; -- used as a hunting knife, and formerly…

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Brayer noun · 78% connection

An implement for braying and spreading ink in hand printing.

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Cultirostral adjective · 78% connection

Having a bill shaped like the colter of a plow, or like a knife, as the heron, stork, etc.

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Cultrated adjective · 78% connection

Sharp-edged and pointed; shaped like a pruning knife, as the beak of certain birds.

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Cultriform adjective · 78% connection

Shaped like a pruning knife; cultrate.

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Diffusive adjective · 78% connection

Having the quality of diffusing; capable of spreading every way by flowing; spreading widely; widely reaching; copious; diffuse.

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Elemi noun · 78% connection

A fragrant gum resin obtained chiefly from tropical trees of the genera Amyris and Canarium. A. elemifera yields Mexican elemi; C. com…

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Epithem noun · 78% connection

Any external topical application to the body, except ointments and plasters, as a poultice, lotion, etc.

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Flagelliform adjective · 78% connection

Shaped like a whiplash; long, slender, round, flexible, and (comming) tapering.

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Flat adjective · 78% connection

commercially inactive; "flat sales for the month"; "prices remained flat"; "a flat market"

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Flesher noun · 78% connection

A two-handled, convex, blunt-edged knife, for scraping hides; a fleshing knife.

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Gum ammoniac noun · 78% connection

The concrete juice (gum resin) of an umbelliferous plant, the Dorema ammoniacum. It is brought chiefly from Persia in the form of yell…

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Gypsum noun · 78% connection

a common white or colorless mineral (hydrated calcium sulphate) used to make cements and plasters (especially plaster of Paris)

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Hastated noun · 78% connection

Shaped like the head of a halberd; triangular, with the basal angles or lobes spreading; as, a hastate leaf.

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Hypocraterimorphous adjective · 78% connection

Salver-shaped; having a slender tube, expanding suddenly above into a bowl-shaped or spreading border, as in the blossom of the phlox…

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Implement verb · 78% connection

To provide with an implement or implements; to cause to be fulfilled, satisfied, or carried out, by means of an implement or implement…

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Jackknife noun · 78% connection

A large, strong clasp knife for the pocket; a pocket knife.

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