Ladle

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A long-handled spoon with a deep bowl for serving liquids.
  • v. To lift out or serve with a long-handled spoon.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A deep-bowled spoon with a long, usually curved, handle.
  • n. A container used in a foundry to transport and pour out molten metal
  • v. to serve something with a ladle
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A cuplike spoon, often of large size, with a long handle, used in lading or dipping.
  • n. A vessel to carry liquid metal from the furnace to the mold.
  • n. The float of a mill wheel; -- called also ladle board.
  • n.
  • n. An instrument for drawing the charge of a cannon.
  • n. A ring, with a handle or handles fitted to it, for carrying shot.
  • v. To take up and convey in a ladle; to dip with, or as with, a ladle
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A long-handled dish-shaped utensil for dipping or conveying liquids.
  • n. A similarly shaped instrument for drawing a charge from a cannon.
  • n. The float-board of a mill-wheel; a ladle-board.
  • n. In glass manufacturing, same as cuvette, 2.
  • To lift or dip with a ladle; lade.
  • n. A burghal duty charged on grain, meal, and flour brought to market for sale; the proceeds obtained from that duty: from the dish or vessel used to measure the grain or meal.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. put (a liquid) into a container by means of a ladle
  • v. remove with or as if with a ladle
  • n. a spoon-shaped vessel with a long handle; frequently used to transfer liquids from one container to another
  • Verb Form
    ladled    ladles    ladling   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    position    pose    put    set    lay    place   
    Cross Reference
    Variant
    Form
    ladled    ladling    frying ladle   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    dipper    bail    bale    scoop    simpulum    shank    cyathus    dip   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    cradle   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    spoon    dipper    tongs    utensil    teapot    kettle    candlestick    shovel    caldron    spatula