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A perforated or slotted spoon used to dissolve a sugar cube in a glass of absinthe.
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A spoon (usually silver) with an image of an apostle or other Christian religious figure as the termination of the handle.
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(golf, dated) A golf club equivalent to a number 7 wood.
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A long-handled spoon used in bartending to mix and layer drinks.
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A boat-shaped mould used in cookery.
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(slang) The person whose front is touching the other person's back when spooning.
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A spoon for measuring out tea leaves.
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A small shallow spoon made from inert materials (such as gold, horn, or wood) rather than typical metals, intended for eating caviar.
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(archaic, medicine) A spoon.
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(obsolete) A barrel or cask for holding liquids.
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(chemistry) A long-handled spoon with a cover, lowered into a glass vessel filled with a gas to demonstrate deflagration.
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Alternative spelling of dessertspoon [A unit of measure, being equivalent to two teaspoons or two-thirds of a tablespoon, or approximately 10 millilitres; a dessertspoonful.]
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(rare) An item of cutlery; a spoon, larger than a teaspoon and smaller than a tablespoon, used for eating dessert.
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A quantity of something about the volume of a dessertspoon, or 2 teaspoons.
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A breadstick for dipping.
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Alternative form of earspoon [A very small spoon used as an earpick.]
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Alternative form of earspoon [A very small spoon used as an earpick.]
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A very small spoon used as an earpick.
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(chiefly Britain, games) A race in which competitors must carry an egg on a small spoon and race to the finish line without dropping the egg.
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A spoon, usually smaller than a teaspoon, which is used for eating a boiled egg from a hole made in the shell; the bowl of the spoon is shaped to make it easier to scoop out the contents of the eggshell.
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Alternative spelling of finger bowl [A small bowl of warm water placed at each seat at a formal dinner for the guests to rinse their fingers with between courses.]
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A long fork with heatproof handle for dipping food into fondue.
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A spoon with a pointed and/or serrated tip designed for separating the flesh of a grapefruit from its rind.
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A small, coiled, stainless steel wire placed in a kettle to attract limescale that would otherwise build up on the heating element.
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(Jamaica) A clay tank for catching rainwater.
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(UK, naval slang) A torpedo.
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A deep-bowled spoon with a long, usually curved, handle.
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A spoonful in which the contents of the spoon are not heaped up above the spoon's rim
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(slang) The person whose back is touching the other person's front when spooning.
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An ornately carved spoon, sometimes with double bowl, traditionally made from a single piece of wood by young men, especially in Wales, as a love token for a sweetheart.
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Alternative spelling of love spoon [An ornately carved spoon, sometimes with double bowl, traditionally made from a single piece of wood by young men, especially in Wales, as a love token for a sweetheart.]
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a kitchen utensil used primarily to measure small volumes of liquid or bulk solid cooking ingredients.
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A kind of scooper or spoon with small hemispherical head which is useful for scooping round pieces of melon, watermelon, etc.
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A kitchen utensil shaped like a paddle and used for mixing, beating etc.
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A large and long-handled spoon for stirring and mixing salads, made of wood or other material not affected by vinegar.
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(historical) A small spoon used for serving or measuring salt, equivalent to ⅛ teaspoon.
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A spoon for serving food.
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A large spoon used to serve food on a table
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(idiomatic) Wealth passed down or inherited.
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(obsolete) A kind of oat.
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A large spoon with slots in it used to drain food.
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Alternative form of soupspoon [A spoon for eating soup, typically smaller than a tablespoon and larger than a dessertspoon, characterised by having a round bowl rather than the usual oval bowl of other types of spoon.]
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A spoon for eating soup, typically smaller than a tablespoon and larger than a dessertspoon, characterised by having a round bowl rather than the usual oval bowl of other types of spoon.
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Tongs with comb-like ends for serving spaghetti and similar pasta.
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(humorous) Nonstandard spelling of spatula. [A kitchen utensil consisting of a flat surface attached to a long handle, used for turning, lifting, or stirring food.]
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(dated) A palette knife.
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A kitchen utensil, in the form of a wide shallow wire-mesh basket with a long handle, used for removing food from a hot liquid.
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A hybrid utensil combining a spoon and a knife.
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(trademark) An eating utensil combining the functions of spoon, knife, and fork.
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A utensil midway between a spoon and a ladle, typically used for covering a pizza base with sauce.
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An implement for eating or serving; a scooped utensil whose long handle is straight, in contrast to a ladle.
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the bowl (or head) of a spoon
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A curette with hooklike ends used to remove soft carious decay in dentistry.
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A shallow spoon-shaped dish on which a cooking or serving spoon can be rested so as to avoid dirtying the bench, tabletop, tablecloth, etc.
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An informal metaphor for chronic illness or disability that uses "spoons" to represent the finite units of physical and mental energy that a person has available for daily tasks.
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A decorative utensil filled with hot water and used to warm spoons in Victorian times.
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A food container, including a spoon, designed for use by astronauts.
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Alternative form of spoondrift
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To explain in simple words; to explain in words of one syllable; to spell out. (To explain or give information in as simple a manner as possible.)
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Alternative form of spoon hook [Synonym of spoon lure]
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Alternative form of spoonmeat [(obsolete) Food to be eaten from a spoon, such as a soup or pap.]
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(cooking) Able to be dipped into with a spoon.
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An illusionist who performs spoonbending.
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A form of stage magic involving the apparent deformation of objects, especially metal cutlery, with little or no physical force.
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Alternative spelling of spoon-bowl [A food container, including a spoon, designed for use by astronauts.]
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Obsolete spelling of spoonful [The amount that a spoon will hold, either level or heaped.]
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A play on words on a phrase in which the initial (usually consonantal) sounds of two or more of the main words are transposed.
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Having the form of a spoonerism.
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The amount that a spoon will hold, either level or heaped.
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Alternative form of spoon hook [Synonym of spoon lure]
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(archaic) Alternative form of spoony (“foolish or silly person”) [(informal) A foolish, simple, or silly person.]
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A musician who plays the spoons.
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A manufacturer of spoons.
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(obsolete) Food to be eaten from a spoon, such as a soup or pap.
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A sex position in which the partners lie side by side facing in the same direction.
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A cooking utensil resembling both a spoon and a spatula.
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An eating utensil with opposite ends shaped respectively like a spoon and a fork.
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An eating utensil shaped like a spoon, the bowl of which is divided into tines like those of a fork, and so has the function of both implements; some sporks have a serrated edge so they can also function as a knife.
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A knife or spatula used to distribute a substance such as butter or jelly.
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A spoon used for serving granulated sugar from a sugar bowl, often with a wider head than most other types of spoon.
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A small utensil, often disposable, used to mix or stir drinks, commonly iced tea or cocktails.
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Alternative form of tablespoon [(Canada, US) A large spoon, used for eating food from a bowl.]
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(Canada, US) A large spoon, used for eating food from a bowl.
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A tablespoon (measure of volume).
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(abbreviation) Tablespoon.
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Abbreviation of tablespoon. (unit of measure) [(Canada, US) A large spoon, used for eating food from a bowl.]
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A unit of measure; a teacupful.
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A small spoon used to stir the contents of a cup or glass.
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A unit of capacity equal to the amount a teaspoon can hold which is taken approximately as 5 ml.
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Abbreviation of teaspoon. [A small spoon used to stir the contents of a cup or glass.]
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(idiomatic) An ironic prize for finishing last in a competition.
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The "winner" of a wooden spoon: someone who finishes last in a competition or a member of a team that finishes last in a competition.
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(idiomatic) Synonym of wooden spooner: a last-place finisher.
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