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dipper

noun

ˈdi-pər

Definition of dipper

as in spoon

a utensil with a bowl and a handle that is used especially in cooking and serving food the metal dipper left in the stew pot was too hot to touch

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Recent Examples of dipper Serve with baby romaine lettuce leaves, chips, or other dippers of choice. — Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 June 2026 One of his long-range strikes arrowed away from David Raya when Arsenal visited the Vitality Stadium in January, while the other was a low dipper against Nottingham Forest in October. — Art De Roché, New York Times, 3 June 2026 Still, nearby, the Pleiades adorn the night sky with their signature shimmer, appearing like a tiny jeweled dipper suspended in the dark. — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 2026 The two stars that mark the side of the dipper’s pot section opposite the handle, Merak and Dubhe, act as pointer stars to Polaris. — Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 19 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for dipper

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spoon

Noun

Add 1 cup pasta cooking liquid to squash and break up squash with spoon until a saucy consistency.

— Rebecca Firkser, Bon Appetit Magazine, 13 Oct. 2026
Of course, if the trivia category is not your preferred flavor — as was the case for me with the legal terms in this puzzle — then the cookie dough lode can feel more like freezer burn to hack at with a spoon.

— Sean McGowan, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2026

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