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spoon (enc)

Spoon

Noun1.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
2.spoon - as much as a spoon will hold; "he added two spoons of sugar"
containerful - the quantity that a container will hold
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wood - a golf club with a long shaft used to hit long shots; originally made with a wooden head; metal woods are now available
Verb1.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, taking off, etc. 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"
2.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"

 

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