SPOON as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • a piece of cutlery with a shallow bowl-shaped container and a handle
    • used to stir or serve or take up food
    Hypernyms(s) spoon is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • formerly a golfing wood with an elevated face
    Hypernyms(s) spoon is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  3. Meaning
    • as much as a spoon will hold
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • he added two spoons of sugar
    Hypernyms(s) spoon is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)

SPOON as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • snuggle and lie in a position where one person faces the back of the others
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) spoon is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • scoop up or take up with a spoon
    Usage Example(s)
    • spoon the sauce over the roast
    Hypernyms(s) spoon is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s) Entail(s)