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teaspoonful Definition

tea·spoon·ful (-fo̵ol′)

noun pl. -·fuls′

as much as a teaspoon will hold

teaspoonful Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • mixture: Put just under a teaspoonful of the mixture into each paper case.
  • sugar: Back to Top Whiskey Sour To a double Scotch add the juice of half a lemon and half a teaspoonful of sugar.
  • salt: Since then I have been placing a teaspoonful of ordinary salt into the heart of the plant.
  • seed: Since I only sprout about a teaspoonful of seed every week, I think.. .
  • oil: The ratio is approximately five drops of essential oil in two teaspoonfuls of carrier oil.
  • bicarbonate: Soak them for 48 hours first, then simmer in water with a teaspoonful of bicarbonate of soda to soften.

Converse of object

  • add: In order to prevent disease I also add a teaspoonful of cooking salt per gallon of water.
  • take: Take one teaspoonful for 3 days with warm water.
  • heap: Then grease two baking trays and drop heaped teaspoonfuls onto them, leaving a little space for expansion.
  • put: Put approximately a teaspoonful of dried rice or lentils in the middle of the glued paper.
  • mix: Antiseptic solution - one teaspoonful mixed with warm water for cleaning cuts and grazes.
  • dissolve: Take half a cupful of hot water and dissolve ten teaspoonfuls of salt in it.

Noun used with modifier

  • drop: Drop teaspoonfuls on oiled sheet, about 1 inch apart.

Adjective modifier

  • big: Reduce the heat, and add a really big teaspoonful of the hoisin.
  • small: Try giving your baby three or four small teaspoonfuls of food only part way through or after their bottle feed.

Preposition: in

  • cup: Dried herb tea: half a teaspoonful in a cup of boiling water two to three times a day.

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