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spoon

spoon

146 1.0
A small bowl-shaped tool with a handle used to eat or serve food
  • noun
  • /spuːn/
translation icon : cuchara
  • 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.

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Examples

  • 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.

  • Oh my gosh, I need a spoon for my pie.

  • Just sit tight, and I'll find you a spoon.

  • No, you take a spoon and you rotate your coffee.

  • 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.

  • She used a soup spoon to serve the delicious broth.

Synonyms

teaspoon
vsspoon
33 1.0

A small spoon used to stir tea or coffee and measure about 5 milliliters

is the broad standard utensil used for eating, stirring, or serving
tablespoon
vsspoon
26 1.0

A large spoon used to serve food or measure ingredients

is smaller and shallower, used for general eating and light stirring
ladle
vsspoon
18 2.1

A large deep spoon with a long handle used to serve soup or stew

is the small shallow dining utensil used directly for eating and light serving
wooden spoon
vsspoon
5 1.0

A spoon made of wood used to stir or mix food

is the usual small shallow eating and serving utensil rather than a cooking tool
soup spoon
vsspoon
2 1.0

A spoon with a large round bowl for eating soup

is the common small shallow utensil for many eating and serving needs
dessert spoon
vsspoon
1 1.5

A spoon larger than a teaspoon but smaller than a tablespoon that you use for eating desserts

is a more general small shallow utensil used for many eating tasks
soupspoon
vsspoon
1 1.0

A large spoon with a round bowl for eating soup

is the small shallow form used for general eating and serving
soup ladle
vsspoon
1 1.1

A large deep spoon with a long handle for serving soup

is the smaller shallow dining utensil for eating, stirring, or light serving
kaf
vsspoon
9.9

A small spoon used for eating or serving food

is the general common name rather than this specific term
sugar spoon
vsspoon
2.2

A small spoon used to serve sugar

is the common eating, stirring, or serving utensil rather than a decorative server
iced-tea spoon
vsspoon
3.0

A long-handled spoon for stirring drinks in tall glasses

is the normal short-handled utensil for eating, stirring, or serving food

Idioms

1 8.2

Enjoy something a lot, like a show or tasty food

Compounds

greasy spoon
  • Informal
6 5.1

A small cheap restaurant that serves simple fried or grilled food

silver spoon
  • Informal
5 3.6

A life starting in a rich family with many advantages

5 1.0

A spoon made of wood used to stir or mix food

2 1.0

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

1 5.1

A soft, creamy cornmeal bread you eat with a spoon

A long-handled spoon for stirring drinks in tall glasses

runcible spoon
  • Literature
9.9

An old, unusual spoon with a fork-like end

A small spoon used to serve sugar

A childhood in a rich family with many advantages

Soft food you eat with a spoon that you can swallow without chewing

4.0

A prize often a small wooden object for the person or team finishing last in a competition

How Big

ladle
18 2.1
tablespoon
26 1.0
spoon
146 1.0
teaspoon
33 1.0

Surface Forms

spoon singular
spoons plural

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.