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spoon

/spuːn/noun, verb1 syllable

Spoon means: as much as a spoon will hold.

Synonyms for spoon2

noun, as in as much as a spoon will hold

spoonful

verb, as in snuggle and lie in a position where one person faces the back of the others

smooch

What does spoon mean?5

noun

1

as much as a spoon will hold“he added two spoons of sugar”

2

a piece of cutlery with a shallow bowl-shaped container and a handle; used to stir or serve or take up food

3

formerly a golfing wood with an elevated face

verb

1

snuggle and lie in a position where one person faces the back of the others

2

scoop up or take up with a spoon“spoon the sauce over the roast”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with spoon?27

one syllable

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two syllables

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three syllables

afternoon
Show 40 near rhymes
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All 27 rhymes for spoon, grouped by syllable

Spoon in a sentence

  • We usually eat with a knife, fork and spoon.CM
  • Let us repeat: cup, plate, knife, fork, spoon, teaspoon.MarijnKp
  • I'm just about to whack you on the ears with a spoon, you monkey.human600
  • If it doesn't gross you out, you can use my spoon._undertoad
  • The knives, forks and spoons go in the top drawer.CK
  • Put the knives, forks and spoons in the top drawer.CK
  • Here are the knives, the forks and the spoons.Suroosh
  • The knives, forks and spoons are in the top drawer.CK

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of spoon

as a noun

plural
spoons

as a verb

past tense
spooned
present participle
spooning
third-person singular
spoons
past participle
spooned