Skillet

/ˈskɪl.ɪt/ · noun

Meaning

(chiefly UK, historical) A large and heavy saucepan or frying pan with legs and, usually, a long handle designed for heating food in a fireplace..

Definitions by Sense

1. (chiefly UK, historical) A large and heavy saucepan or frying pan with legs and, usually, a long handle designed for heating food in a fireplace.
2. (chiefly US) A pan for frying, generally large and heavy.
3. (US, sometimes attributive) A dish or meal cooked in such a pan.
4. (US) To cook in a skillet.

Example Sentences

Heat some oil in a cast-iron skillet and add the onions.

Inside this paper plane Note my words are Navy sealed So here and I quote Taboo and I are in the same boat What's said from Pennywise I guess we all float Sky is the limit, I could die in a minute Got my mind in a skillet Suicide not a mission See the vibe very timid I'm timid and very sad Translated my thoughts and feelings I pivot into the pad

This is an easy skillet with potatoes and bacon.

Can you make up a quick skillet hash?

Now that the season has arrived in many parts of the country for the nimrods to load their trusty Thirty-Thirties and go forth in quest of the elusive deer, it seems an appropriate time to say a word about the skilleting of venison — which can be a pretty tough and dry proposition if not properly handled.

That said, Danton in manhood is probed and skilleted, admired and reviled in a multitude of memoirs written by contemporaries who love him, loathe him or simply stand and watch as the Danton tempest roars past.

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Word Forms

• skillets
• skilleting
• skilleted

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