spoon

About 3.70 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun An implement for eating or serving; a scooped utensil whose long handle is straight, in contrast to a ladle.
2. noun An implement for stirring food while being prepared; a wooden spoon.
3. noun A measure that will fit into a spoon; a spoonful.
4. noun A wooden-headed golf club with moderate loft, similar to the modern fairway wood.
5. noun An oar.
6. noun A type of metal lure resembling the concave head of a tablespoon.
7. noun A spoon excavator.
8. noun A South African shrub of the genus Spatalla.

Similar words

spoonful smooch snog spatula teaspoon ladle plate scoop bucket pet

Often followed by

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Word family

spooned spooning spoons