salamander

Meanings

1. 1
   noun A long, slender, chiefly terrestrial amphibian of the order Caudata, superficially resembling a lizard.
2. 2
   noun A creature much like a lizard that is resistant to and lives in fire (in which it is often depicted in heraldry), hence the elemental being of fire.
3. 3
   noun A metal utensil with a flat head which is heated and put over a dish to brown the top.
4. 4
   noun A small broiler (North America) or grill (Britain) that heats the food from above, used in professional cookery primarily for browning.
5. 5
   noun The pouched gopher, Geomys tuza, of the southern United States.
6. 6
   noun A large poker.
7. 7
   noun Solidified material in a furnace hearth.
8. 8
   noun Portable stove used to heat or dry buildings under construction.
9. 9
   verb To use a salamander (cooking utensil) in a cooking process.