eggbeater

Noun

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

  1. an aircraft without wings that obtains its lift from the rotation of overhead bladesSynonyms: helicopterchopperwhirlybird
  2. a mixer for beating eggs or whipping creamSynonyms: eggwhisk
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

egg beater \egg beater\, egg-beater \egg-beater\n. a small device having one or usually two blades, each having several stiff oval wires at the tip. The blades are swirled or rotated for beating eggs or whipping cream. The electrical variety typically have two such blades, which are arranged so that the tips of the blades interlace while rotating.

Syn: eggwhisk. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]

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