Synonyms for
Spoon
Definition
a tool consisting of a small shallow bowl, oval or round, at the end of a handle, used for eating, stirring, and serving food
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Antonyms
Common collocations
- teaspoon
- tablespoon
- soup spoon
- serving spoon
- wooden spoon
- stirring spoon
- baby spoon
Word family
Usage note
While 'spoon' can be used as a verb meaning to feed someone with a spoon, it is often used figuratively to describe excessive affection or sentimentality, sometimes with a negative connotation.
Example sentences
- I stirred my tea with a spoon.
- The soup spoon was too big for the small bowl.
- She used a tablespoon to measure the sugar.
- The wooden spoon was perfect for mixing the cake batter.
- I used a slotted spoon to serve the vegetables.
Quotes
"A spoon does not know the taste of soup, nor a learned fool the taste of wisdom." -Welsh Proverb
"I have never seen a metal band yet who looks like they are spooning or having sex on stage." -Shirley Manson
"It is better to have a hen tomorrow than an egg today, unless you are a hen." -E. B. White (from 'The Trumpet of the Swan')