salamander
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9.9
- noun
- /ˈsæləmændər/
- Archaic
- During the cooking lesson, we learned how to use a salamander to caramelize the sugar on our desserts.
Examples
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Greta was threatening to retire unless he converted to gas and bought her a stove with a salamander, and Dolly Young, having hinted broadly, had been given a top-of-the-line Jaguar.
Fiction book (1996) -
The chef used a salamander to achieve the perfect browning on the top of the dish.
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In professional kitchens, cooks often rely on a salamander for quickly heating or finishing dishes before serving.
Synonyms
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4.2
A metal rod with a handle for moving logs in a fire
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6.7
A metal rod with a handle for moving burning wood in a stove or fireplace
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7.7
A metal rod with a handle used to move burning logs or stir hot embers
Compounds
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6.4
A dark small animal with yellow or orange spots that lives near ponds in North America
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7.6
A very large animal like a big frog that lives in Asian rivers and is sometimes eaten
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9.7
A small brownish-black animal like a frog that lives underground and comes out to lay eggs
- Specialized
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8.5
A salamander without lungs that breathes through its skin and the inside of its mouth
- Specialized
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8.9
A small thin animal with soft skin that lives in damp places on the Pacific coast of the United States
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6.8
A small animal like a frog with dark brown or grey skin that lives in damp forests
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8.1
A small black amphibian with bright yellow spots that lives in damp European forests
- Specialized
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9.1
A small thin salamander that looks like a worm and lives on the Pacific coast of the United States
A North American salamander with strong legs and long toes for climbing trees and bushes
A small salamander from eastern North America with a red stripe along its back
- Specialized
A small to medium amphibian that lives on land or in water in the Americas
- Specialized
A small brown animal like a lizard with yellow spots that climbs trees at night in California forests
A large black salamander with bright yellow spots that lives in European forests
- Specialized
A rare small salamander that lives in limestone cliff cracks in California
- Specialized
A small animal with big eyes and moist skin that lives near streams in the northwestern United States
- Specialized
A large salamander that lives in western North American forests
- Specialized
A rare small amphibian that lives in caves near Mount Shasta, California
- Specialized
A small water-and-land animal with webbed toes and a long tongue used to catch insects and climb smooth rocks
A small salamander with a red stripe on its back that lives in moist Pacific coast forests
Surface Forms
Etymology
Salamander for a long metal rod comes from the same fire story. Because the tool is put into hot coals, people named it after the creature that could 'live in flames', which helps you remember the rod is used to tend the fire.