Skillet Definition

skĭlĭt
noun
A pot or kettle with a long handle and, sometimes, feet.
Webster's New World

Frying pan.

Webster's New World
(US, as a modifier) Cooked in a skillet.
Can you make up a quick skillet hash?
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Noun

Singular:
skillet
Plural:
skillets

Origin of Skillet

  • Old French escuelette, diminutive of escuelle a porringer, (French écuelle), from Latin scutella, diminutive of scutra, scuta, a dish. Compare scuttle a basket.

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English skelett from Old French escuelete diminutive of escuele plate from Latin scutella diminutive of scutra platter

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Skillet Sentence Examples

  • She placed the skillet on the stove and turned the burner on to dry it thoroughly.

  • She chopped at the hamburger meat in the skillet with a spatula.

  • She stopped in the kitchen when she spotted the skillet of scrambled eggs and a pan of biscuits beside it.

  • She quickly whipped up pancake dough and placed a large iron skillet over the fire with some lard in it.

  • She was wiping the skillet with a paper towel when he entered the living room.

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Words Starting With

SSKSKI

Words Ending With

TETLET

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