spoon | | |
n. (artifact) | 1. spoon | a piece of cutlery with a shallow bowl-shaped container and a handle; used to stir or serve or take up food. |
| ~ container | any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another). |
| ~ eating utensil, cutlery | tableware implements for cutting and eating food. |
| ~ dessert spoon | a spoon larger than a teaspoon and smaller than a tablespoon. |
| ~ runcible spoon | a fork-like spoon with a cutting edge; coined by Edward Lear. |
| ~ soup spoon, soupspoon | a spoon with a rounded bowl for eating soup. |
| ~ sugar shell, sugar spoon | a spoon for serving sugar; often made in the shape of a seashell. |
| ~ tablespoon | a spoon larger than a dessert spoon; used for serving. |
| ~ tea maker | a covered spoon with perforations. |
| ~ teaspoon | a small spoon used for stirring tea or coffee; holds about one fluid dram. |
| ~ wooden spoon | a spoon made of wood. |
n. (quantity) | 2. spoon, spoonful | as much as a spoon will hold.; "he added two spoons of sugar" |
| ~ containerful | the quantity that a container will hold. |
n. (artifact) | 3. spoon | formerly a golfing wood with an elevated face. |
| ~ wood | a golf club with a long shaft used to hit long shots; originally made with a wooden head.; "metal woods are now standard" |
v. (contact) | 4. spoon | scoop up or take up with a spoon.; "spoon the sauce over the roast" |
| ~ remove, take away, withdraw, take | remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract.; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment" |
| ~ immerse, plunge | thrust or throw into.; "Immerse yourself in hot water" |
v. (contact) | 5. smooch, spoon | snuggle and lie in a position where one person faces the back of the others. |
| ~ neck, make out | kiss, embrace, or fondle with sexual passion.; "The couple were necking in the back seat of the car" |
tablespoon | | |
n. (quantity) | 1. tablespoon, tablespoonful | as much as a tablespoon will hold. |
| ~ containerful | the quantity that a container will hold. |
n. (artifact) | 2. tablespoon | a spoon larger than a dessert spoon; used for serving. |
| ~ spoon | a piece of cutlery with a shallow bowl-shaped container and a handle; used to stir or serve or take up food. |
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