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skillet
skil·let S0450400 (skĭl′ĭt)n.1. See frying pan. See Note at andiron.2. Chiefly British A long-handled stewing pan or saucepan sometimes having legs.
[Middle English skelett, from Old French escuelete, diminutive of escuele, plate, from Latin scutella, diminutive of scutra, platter.]skillet (ˈskɪlɪt) n1. (Cookery) a small frying pan2. (Cookery) chiefly Brit a saucepan[C15: probably from skele bucket, of Scandinavian origin; related to Old Norse skjōla bucket]skil•let (ˈskɪl ɪt)
n. 1. a frying pan. 2. Chiefly Brit. a metal cooking pot, with a long handle and sometimes legs, for cooking at a hearth. [1375–1425; late Middle English; orig. uncertain] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  skillet - a pan used for frying foods frying pan, frypanelectric frying pan - a frying pan heated by electricityhandgrip, handle, grip, hold - the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it; "he grabbed the hammer by the handle"; "it was an old briefcase but it still had a good grip"cooking pan, pan - cooking utensil consisting of a wide metal vesselspider - a skillet made of cast iron |
Translationsskillet
(as) black as a skilletCompletely black; totally without light or color. The basement gives me the creeps, it's as black as a skillet down there!See also: black, skillethome skillet1. slang A friendly term of address. What's up, home skillet? Hey home skillet, how're you doing?2. slang A friend. Teddy's my home skillet—he'll help us out.See also: home, skillethomeslice1. slang A friendly term of address. What's up, homeslice? Hey homeslice, how're you doing?2. slang A friend. Teddy's my homeslice—he'll help us out.*black as a skillet and *black as a stack of black cats; *black as a sweep; *black as coal; *black as night; *black as pitch; *black as the ace of spadescompletely dark or black. (*Also: as ~.) I don't want to go down to the cellar. It's as black as a skillet down there. Her hair was black as a stack of black cats. After playing in the mud all morning, the children were as black as night. The stranger's clothes were all black as pitch.See also: black, skillet*busy as a beaver (building a new dam) and *busy as a bee; *busy as a one-armed paperhanger; *busy as Grand Central Station; *busy as a cat on a hot tin roof; *busy as a fish peddler in Lent; *busy as a cranberry merchant (at Thanksgiving); *busy as popcorn on a skilletvery busy. (*Also: as ~.) My boss keeps me as busy as a one-armed paperhanger. I don't have time to talk to you. I'm as busy as a beaver. When the tourist season starts, this store is busy as Grand Central Station. Sorry I can't go to lunch with you. I'm as busy as a beaver building a new dam. Prying into other folks' business kept him busy as popcorn on a skillet.See also: beaver, busybusy as a beaverAlso, busy as a bee. Hardworking, very industrious, as in With all her activities, Sue is always busy as a bee, or Bob's busy as a beaver trying to finish painting before it rains. The comparison to beavers dates from the late 1700s, the variant from the late 1300s. Also see eager beaver; work like a beaver. See also: beaver, busyhomeslice and home skillet n. a homeboy; a homegirl. Ask my homeslice over there if he wants to go with you. Sure I know Davy. He’s my home skillet. home skillet verbSee homesliceSee also: home, skilletskillet
Synonyms for skilletnoun a pan used for frying foodsSynonymsRelated Words- electric frying pan
- handgrip
- handle
- grip
- hold
- cooking pan
- pan
- spider
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