spoon
7 points
English
5 letters
Common
Commonness #5,834
Valid in: US and UK dictionaries
Definitions
noun
a piece of cutlery with a shallow bowl-shaped container and a handle; used to stir or serve or take up food
verb
snuggle and lie in a position where one person faces the back of the others
Definition: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Pronunciation
/spˈuːn/ · 1 syllable · CMUdict (BSD-3-Clause)
Word forms
plural spoons
Forms from WordNet 3.1 morphology — every form attested in the dictionary.
Synonyms
as much as a spoon will hold
snuggle and lie in a position where one person faces the back of the others
Synonyms grouped by meaning — WordNet 3.1 (Princeton University).
Rhymes
More rhymes → · rhymes from CMUdict (BSD-3-Clause)
Crossword clues
- “a piece of cutlery with a shallow bowl-shaped container and a handle; used to stir or serve or take up food” wn-def
- “See Spoom. We might have spooned before the wind as well as they. Pepys.” web-def
- “snuggle and lie in a position where one person faces the back of the others” wn-def
- “To act with demonstrative or foolish fondness, as one in love.” web-def