Spoon Definition

spo͝on
spooned, spooning, spoons
noun
spoons
A utensil consisting of a small, shallow, usually oval-shaped bowl and a handle, used for picking up or stirring food, etc. as in eating or cooking.
Webster's New World
Something similar to this utensil or its bowl, as:
American Heritage
Something shaped like a spoon; specif., a shiny, curved fishing lure, usually made of metal, set above a hook or hooks so as to wobble when drawn through the water.
Webster's New World

Number 3 wood: see wood.

Webster's New World

A measure that will fit into a spoon; a spoonful.

Wiktionary
Synonyms:
verb
spooned, spooning, spoons
To lift, scoop up, or carry with or as if with a spoon.
American Heritage
To embrace, kiss, and caress.
Webster's New World
To take up with or as with a spoon and, usually, move from one place to another.
To spoon custard into a baby's mouth.
Webster's New World
To push, lift, or hit (a ball) with a scooping motion instead of a direct blow.
Webster's New World
To nestle against each other, on the sides and front to back.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
idiom
born with a silver spoon in one's mouth
  • born rich
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Spoon

Noun

Singular:
spoon
Plural:
spoons

Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Spoon

Origin of Spoon

  • From Middle English spone (“spoon, chip of wood"), from Old English spōn (“sliver, chip of wood, shaving"), from Proto-Germanic *spÄ“nuz (“chip, flake, shaving, spoon"), from Proto-Indo-European *spÄ“- (“chip, shaving, log, length of wood"). Cognate with Scots spun, spon (“spoon, shingle"), West Frisian spoen, Dutch spaan (“chip, flinders"), Low German spoon (“thin piece of wood, shaving"), German Span (“chip, flake, shaving"), Swedish spÃ¥n (“chip, cutting"), Norwegian spon (“chip"), Icelandic spánn, spónn, Ancient Greek σφήν (sphḗn, “wedge").

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English from Old English spōn chip of wood

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Origin uncertain. Compare spoom.

    From Wiktionary

Spoon Sentence Examples

  • He dumped a spoon full of green beans in his plate.

  • He put a spoon in her hand.

  • She jabbed the spoon in the ice cream and sighed.

  • Katie examined a spoon absently and tossed it in the sink.

  • Spoon the batter into the muffin cups, dividing it evenly among them.

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Words Starting With

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Words Ending With

NONOON

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