spoon

🇺🇸 /spuːn/ 🇬🇧 /spuːn/
Frequency
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Tags TOP10000Oxford3000CEFR-A2
noun
A2

A utensil with a handle and a small, flat, round or oval bowl, used for eating, serving, or cooking.

I used a spoon to scoop the rice.

R

The quantity that a spoon can hold, typically used for measuring small amounts.

Add one spoon of honey to your tea.

verb
R

To serve or eat food using a spoon.

She spooned the soup into her bowl.

translation

n. A utensil with a handle and a small, flat, round or oval bowl, used for eating, serving, or cooking.; The quantity that a spoon can hold, typically used for measuring small amounts.
v. To serve or eat food using a spoon.

Word Forms

3rd Present spoons
Past spooned
Perfect spooned
Progressive spooning
Plural spoons