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DEFINITIONS OF: spoon

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n a piece of cutlery with a shallow bowl-shaped container and a handle; used to stir or serve or take up food

Types:
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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
iced-tea spoon
a teaspoon with a long handle
Type of:
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)
cutlery, eating utensil
tableware implements for cutting and eating food

n as much as a spoon will hold

“he added two spoons of sugar”
Synonyms:
spoonful
Type of:
containerful
the quantity that a container will hold

n formerly a golfing wood with an elevated face

Type of:
wood
a golf club with a long shaft used to hit long shots; originally made with a wooden head

v scoop up or take up with a spoon

“spoon the sauce over the roast”
Type of:
remove, take, take away, withdraw
remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract

v snuggle and lie in a position where one person faces the back of the others

Synonyms:
smooch
Type of:
make out, neck
kiss, embrace, or fondle with sexual passion
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