spoon meaning

UK /spuːn/ US /spun/ 1 syllable

spoon (noun): a piece of cutlery with a shallow bowl-shaped container and a handle; used to stir or serve or take up food.

spoon has 5 meanings in this dictionary, as noun and verb.

spoon as a noun

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

    Type of: cutlery, container

    Kinds: dessert spoon, runcible spoon, soupspoon, sugar spoon, tablespoon, tea maker, teaspoon, wooden spoon

  2. as much as a spoon will hold
    • he added two spoons of sugar

    Synonyms: spoonful

    Type of: containerful

  3. formerly a golfing wood with an elevated face

    Type of: wood

spoon as a verb

  1. scoop up or take up with a spoon
    • spoon the sauce over the roast

    Type of: remove

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

    Synonyms: smooch

    Type of: neck

How to pronounce spoon

spoon is pronounced /spuːn/ in British English and /spun/ in American English. It has 1 syllable.

Words that rhyme with spoon

Word lists: words starting with SP · words ending in ON · 5-letter words

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