dipper
/ˈdɪpər/
noun
- A tool or container used for dipping, especially for serving liquids like water or punch.
- He scooped out the soup with a wooden dipper.
- She used a small dipper to fill the cups with lemonade.
- The well had a metal dipper hanging on a chain.
- A small, dark bird that lives near fast-flowing streams and often dips its body into the water.
- We watched the dipper bob up and down before diving for insects.
- A dipper perched on a rock in the middle of the stream.
- The dipper's white chest makes it easy to spot against the dark water.
- A person who dips something, such as a worker who dips objects into a coating or a thief who picks pockets.
- In old slang, a dipper was a pickpocket who worked in crowds.
- The factory employed several dippers to coat the wires with plastic.
- The dipper carefully lowered the metal parts into the acid bath.
- The Big Dipper or Little Dipper, a group of stars in the shape of a ladle.
- Campers often use the Big Dipper to find their way at night.
- The Big Dipper is one of the most recognizable constellations in the night sky.
- You can easily find the North Star by looking at the end of the Little Dipper.