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spoon

noun verb

a piece of cutlery with a shallow bowl-shaped container and a handle; used to stir or serve or take up food

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Word length
5
Starts with
S
Ends with
N
Contains
PO
Scrabble score
7
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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noun

  1. a piece of cutlery with a shallow bowl-shaped container and a handle; used to stir or serve or take up food

noun

  1. formerly a golfing wood with an elevated face

noun

  1. as much as a spoon will hold

    “he added two spoons of sugar”

verb

  1. snuggle and lie in a position where one person faces the back of the others

verb

  1. scoop up or take up with a spoon

    “spoon the sauce over the roast”

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Example Sentences

he added two spoons of sugar
spoon the sauce over the roast

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