Dipper
noun
A tool used to take out liquid from a container.
She used a dipper to scoop water from the bucket.
Often appears as...
- soup dipper
- water dipper
noun
A kind of bird which lives near water.
The white-throated dipper is usually found near fast-flowing rivers.
Often appears as...
- white-throated dipper
- american dipper
Usage tips
Academic
noun
A group of stars in the shape of a long spoon.
The Big Dipper is a well-recognized constellation in the northern sky.
Often appears as...
- big dipper
- little dipper
noun
A tool used to take out liquid from a container.
She used a dipper to scoop water from the bucket.
Often appears as...
- soup dipper
- water dipper
noun
A kind of bird which lives near water.
The white-throated dipper is usually found near fast-flowing rivers.
Often appears as...
- white-throated dipper
- american dipper
Usage tips
Academic
noun
A group of stars in the shape of a long spoon.
The Big Dipper is a well-recognized constellation in the northern sky.
Often appears as...
- big dipper
- little dipper
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Household Item
Commonly found in homes for kitchen use, especially for serving soups or stews.
Make sure to clean the dipper after serving the soup.
Pro Tip 2/3Not a Spoon
Larger than a spoon, designed for transferring liquids, not for eating from directly.
Can you pass me the dipper? This stew is too much for a spoon.
Pro Tip 3/3Material Varieties
Dippers can be made of metal, wood, or plastic, depending on their use.
I prefer a wooden dipper for my non-stick pots to avoid scratches.
Pro Tip 1/3Household Item
Commonly found in homes for kitchen use, especially for serving soups or stews.
Make sure to clean the dipper after serving the soup.
Pro Tip 2/3Not a Spoon
Larger than a spoon, designed for transferring liquids, not for eating from directly.
Can you pass me the dipper? This stew is too much for a spoon.
Pro Tip 3/3Material Varieties
Dippers can be made of metal, wood, or plastic, depending on their use.
I prefer a wooden dipper for my non-stick pots to avoid scratches.
Pro Tip 1/3Household Item
Commonly found in homes for kitchen use, especially for serving soups or stews.
Make sure to clean the dipper after serving the soup.
Pro Tip 2/3Not a Spoon
Larger than a spoon, designed for transferring liquids, not for eating from directly.
Can you pass me the dipper? This stew is too much for a spoon.
Pro Tip 3/3Material Varieties
Dippers can be made of metal, wood, or plastic, depending on their use.
I prefer a wooden dipper for my non-stick pots to avoid scratches.
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Video examples
Safari Live - Day 118 PIPE...
like it's probably going to be horse Annika she said it wasn't tumba and Shan knows the leopards quite well in this area so that's really nice so what we've done is we basically all the teams are deployed there's an army unit today for a search and rescue but not really a rescue just a search kind of part so we checked full of ons dipper we saw where
Video examples
Meet The Lightning Bug...
reflecting these lazy beautiful glows and it was mesmerizing the heebie-jeebies that gather in trees they don't flash in synchrony but they just Sparkle continuously we've got bush babies egg dipper spring treetop flash
Video examples
Find your way by looking...
party towards the end but there's a simple trick to find the North Star locate the Big Dipper and then you extend the far edge of the dipper cup upwards until you find the North Star so
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 118 PIPE...
like it's probably going to be horse Annika she said it wasn't tumba and Shan knows the leopards quite well in this area so that's really nice so what we've done is we basically all the teams are deployed there's an army unit today for a search and rescue but not really a rescue just a search kind of part so we checked full of ons dipper we saw where
Video examples
Meet The Lightning Bug...
reflecting these lazy beautiful glows and it was mesmerizing the heebie-jeebies that gather in trees they don't flash in synchrony but they just Sparkle continuously we've got bush babies egg dipper spring treetop flash
Video examples
Find your way by looking...
party towards the end but there's a simple trick to find the North Star locate the Big Dipper and then you extend the far edge of the dipper cup upwards until you find the North Star so
Example 1 of 3
Quote examples
Darrell Royal
American Coach
Punt returns will kill you quicker than a minnow can swim a dipper.
Quote examples
Darrell Royal
American Coach
Punt returns will kill you quicker than a minnow can swim a dipper.
Example 1 of 1
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