spoon
- noun
- /spuːn/
- I need a spoon to mix the ingredients in the bowl.
- fork and spoon
- bowl and spoon
- wooden spoon
I love the little spoons and the little whisks.
- I love the little spoons and the little whisks.
- So what you do is you're going to take a spoon and it's really thick.
- But I will tell you, I have noticed that our main spoons, they've been disappearing.
- I mean, even the even the spoon is cake.
- All right, so we take this set spoon, put it on set bread.
- In this case, AMC is giving you a shiny spoon called APE.
Examples
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When I turned my back to wash the dishes, her spoon clattered to the floor.
Fiction book (1990) -
If you have pudding but you don't have a spoon, then you don't have pudding.
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Oh my gosh, I need a spoon for my pie.
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Just sit tight, and I'll find you a spoon.
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No, you take a spoon and you rotate your coffee.
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When she put the coffee spoon down, it tapped against the soup spoon.
Fiction book (1991) -
Where is she? Dipping his spoon in, he took a long, grateful sip.
Fiction book (1991) -
Please hand me a spoon so I can eat my soup.
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She used a soup spoon to serve the delicious broth.
Synonyms
A small spoon used to stir tea or coffee and measure about 5 milliliters
A large spoon used to serve food or measure ingredients
A large deep spoon with a long handle used to serve soup or stew
A spoon made of wood used to stir or mix food
A spoon with a large round bowl for eating soup
A spoon larger than a teaspoon but smaller than a tablespoon that you use for eating desserts
A large spoon with a round bowl for eating soup
A large deep spoon with a long handle for serving soup
A small spoon used for eating or serving food
A small spoon used to serve sugar
A long-handled spoon for stirring drinks in tall glasses
Idioms
Compounds
A spoon larger than a teaspoon but smaller than a tablespoon that you use for eating desserts
- UK
A prize often a small wooden object for the person or team finishing last in a competition
How Big
Surface Forms
Etymology
Spoon comes from the old English word spōn, meaning 'chip' or 'splinter'. Early spoons were often carved from a small piece of wood, which is why a spoon is a small bowl on a handle used for eating.