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SPOON/spuːn/

A spoon has a round hollow part for soup or mixing. A teaspoon is small, for tea or sugar; a tablespoon is larger. A fork has points. A spoonful is the amount. Countable: a spoon, two spoons; soup spoon; wooden spoon for cooking.

Meaning

A tool with a round hollow part, used for eating soup or mixing food.

Examples

• “Stir the tea with a spoon.”
• “You need a spoon for this yoghurt.”
• “The baby cannot use a spoon yet.”

Good to know

a spoon / teaspoon / tablespoon. Contrast: fork, knife. a spoonful of.

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