griddle

griddle
    n 1: cooking utensil consisting of a flat heated surface (as on
         top of a stove) on which food is cooked
    v 1: cook on a griddle; "griddle pancakes"
    

Griddle \Grid"dle\, n. [OE. gredil, gredl, gridel, of Celtic
   origin; cf. W. greidell, Ir. greideal, greideil, griddle,
   gridiron, greadaim I burn, scorch. Cf. {Gridiron}.]
   1. An iron plate or pan used for cooking cakes.
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   2. A sieve with a wire bottom, used by miners.
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62 Moby Thesaurus words for "griddle":
      andiron, bake, barbecue, baste, blanch, boil, braise, brew, broil,
      brown, chain, coal tongs, coddle, cook, crane, crook, curry,
      damper, devil, do, do to perfection, fire, fire hook, fire tongs,
      firedog, fricassee, frizz, frizzle, fry, grate, grating, grid,
      gridiron, grill, griller, heat, lifter, oven-bake, pan, pan-broil,
      parboil, poach, poker, pothook, prepare, prepare food, roast,
      salamander, saute, scallop, sear, shirr, simmer, spit, steam, stew,
      stir-fry, toast, tongs, tripod, trivet, turnspit