spoon
spoon /sp'uːn/ (spoons spooning spooned)
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A spoon is an object used for eating, stirring, and serving food. One end of it is shaped like a shallow bowl and it has a long handle.
He stirred his coffee with a spoon.
2 [N-COUNT] usu N of n
You can refer to an amount of food resting on a spoon as a spoon of food.
...tea with two spoons of sugar.
3 [VERB] V n prep
If you spoon food into something, you put it there with a spoon.
He spooned instant coffee into two of the mugs...
4
see also greasy spoon, slotted spoon, wooden spoon, wooden spoon
5 [PHRASE] Ns inflect
If you think that someone has a lot of advantages because they have a rich or influential family, you can say that they have been born with a silver spoon in their mouth.
She was born with a silver spoon in her mouth and everything has been done for her.greasy spoon (greasy spoons)
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A greasy spoon is a small, cheap, unattractive café that serves mostly fried food. (INFORMAL)slot|ted spoon (slotted spoons)
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A slotted spoon is a large plastic or metal spoon with holes in it. It is used to take food out of a liquid.soup spoon (soup spoons)
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A soup spoon is a spoon used for eating soup. The bowl-like part at the end of it is round.wood|en spoon (wooden spoons)
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A wooden spoon is a spoon that is used for stirring sauces and for mixing ingredients in cooking. It is made of wood and has a long handle.
2 [N-COUNT] usu the N in sing
If someone gets the wooden spoon, they come last in a race or competition. (BRIT)
Jarvis took the wooden spoon in the first tournament.
1 [N-COUNT]
A spoon is an object used for eating, stirring, and serving food. One end of it is shaped like a shallow bowl and it has a long handle.
He stirred his coffee with a spoon.
2 [N-COUNT] usu N of n
You can refer to an amount of food resting on a spoon as a spoon of food.
...tea with two spoons of sugar.
3 [VERB] V n prep
If you spoon food into something, you put it there with a spoon.
He spooned instant coffee into two of the mugs...
4
see also greasy spoon, slotted spoon, wooden spoon, wooden spoon
5 [PHRASE] Ns inflect
If you think that someone has a lot of advantages because they have a rich or influential family, you can say that they have been born with a silver spoon in their mouth.
She was born with a silver spoon in her mouth and everything has been done for her.greasy spoon (greasy spoons)
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A greasy spoon is a small, cheap, unattractive café that serves mostly fried food. (INFORMAL)slot|ted spoon (slotted spoons)
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A slotted spoon is a large plastic or metal spoon with holes in it. It is used to take food out of a liquid.soup spoon (soup spoons)
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A soup spoon is a spoon used for eating soup. The bowl-like part at the end of it is round.wood|en spoon (wooden spoons)
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A wooden spoon is a spoon that is used for stirring sauces and for mixing ingredients in cooking. It is made of wood and has a long handle.
2 [N-COUNT] usu the N in sing
If someone gets the wooden spoon, they come last in a race or competition. (BRIT)
Jarvis took the wooden spoon in the first tournament.