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spoon Definition

spoon (spo̵̅o̅n)

noun

  1. a utensil consisting of a small, shallow, usually oval-shaped bowl and a handle, used for picking up or stirring food, etc. as in eating or cooking
  2. something shaped like a spoon; specif., a shiny, curved fishing lure, usually made of metal, set above a hook or hooks so as to wobble when drawn through the water
  3. Golf number 3 wood: see wood

Etymology: ME spon < OE a chip: sense infl. by cognate ON spōnn, spoon: see spade

transitive verb

  1. to take up with or as with a spoon and, usually, move from one place to another
  2. to push, lift, or hit (a ball) with a scooping motion instead of a direct blow

intransitive verb

  1. to spoon or scoop a ball, etc.
  2. Informal to embrace, kiss, and caress, as lovers do

spoon Idioms

born with a silver spoon in one's mouth

born rich

spoon Synonyms

spoon

n.

Types of spoons include: measuring, serving, iced tea, slotted, wooden, ladle, dipper, scoop, teaspoon, dessert, soup, tablespoon, salt, sugar, gravy, demitasse, grapefruit, runcible, spork;

spoon* Synonyms

spoon*

v.

make love, fondle, pet*, woo; see love 2.

spoon Usage Examples

Object

  • sauce: Place scoops of vanilla ice cream between each one then spoon the hot chocolate sauce over the top of the pears.
  • mixture: Using a large spoon, palette knife or piping bag, spoon the meringue mixture onto the baking parchment, making a large circle.

Converse of object

  • slot: Remove the prawns with a slotted spoon, leaving all the marinade behind in the bowl.
  • bend: I can make them bend the ball like I bend a spoon.
  • lick: Romantic desserts Delectable desserts for sweet seduction are barely a streaked apron and a licked wooden spoon away from your delight...
  • carve: The men who carved the spoons were not the landed gentry, and what ever Sweet sayings include " A Heap of Love " .

Adjective modifier

  • greasy: Not bad for a greasy spoon in the Southwest.
  • wooden: Jelly wasn't looking like the wooden spoon, the league position was!
  • 15ml: Coconut slush Ingredients 25g creamed coconut 2 x 15ml spoons boiling water 300ml goat's milk 2 x 5ml spoons clear honey.
  • 5ml: Children and babies are often prescribed doses of liquid medicine that are very small or hard to measure using a normal 5ml medicine spoon.
  • perforated: As soon as they float to the top, remove them with a perforated spoon.
  • silver: I've got a silver spoon on a chain.

Modifies a noun

  • fed: He was shocked to see one of his former residents being spoon fed, whereas she had always fed herself at The Grange.
  • cafe: Her weekends are spent with her dad in his greasy spoon café.

Noun used with modifier

  • demitasse: No demitasse spoon was provided, tho, so I had to get myself a plastic one.
  • dessert: You should put a fresh dessert spoon full of seed in the hopper every day.
  • ml: The large end is a 5 ml spoon for children over 6 and adults.
  • silver: April 29 th 1835 George Goodall from Clare was charged with stealing 2 silver tea spoons from George Hills of Clare.
  • soup: The soup spoons are real scallop shells, with the pointed end facing away from you.
  • metal: Using a metal spoon, scrape away the crumbs to leave a smooth surface.