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- [spoon]
- /spun/
- /spuːn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [spoon]
- /spun/
Definitions of spoon word
- noun spoon a utensil for use in eating, stirring, measuring, ladling, etc., consisting of a small, shallow bowl with a handle. 1
- noun spoon any of various implements, objects, or parts resembling or suggesting this. 1
- noun spoon a spoonful. 1
- noun spoon Also called spoon bait. Angling. a lure used in casting or trolling for fish, consisting of a bright spoon-shaped piece of metal or the like, swiveled above one or more fishhooks, and revolving as it is drawn through the water. 1
- noun spoon Also called number three wood. Golf. a club with a wooden head whose face has a greater slope than the brassie or driver, for hitting long, high drives from the fairway. 1
- noun spoon a curved piece projecting from the top of a torpedo tube to guide the torpedo horizontally and prevent it from striking the side of the ship from which it was fired. 1
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Origin of spoon
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English; Old English spōn; cognate with Low German spon, German Span chip, Old Norse spōnn; akin to Greek sphḗn wedge
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Parts of speech for Spoon
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
spoon popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
spoon usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for spoon
verb spoon
- bailed — Also, bailer. a bucket, dipper, or other container used for bailing.
- bailing — Also, bailer. a bucket, dipper, or other container used for bailing.
- baled — Also, bailer. a bucket, dipper, or other container used for bailing.
- baling — Also, bailer. a bucket, dipper, or other container used for bailing.
- bill and coo — the parts of a bird's jaws that are covered with a horny or leathery sheath; beak.
noun spoon
- brassie — a former name for a club, a No. 2 wood, originally having a brass-plated sole and with a shallower face than a driver to give more loft
- cleek — a large hook, such as one used to land fish
- club — A club is an organization of people interested in a particular activity or subject who usually meet on a regular basis.
- dipper — the group of seven bright stars in Ursa Major resembling a dipper in outline.
- ladle — a long-handled utensil with a cup-shaped bowl for dipping or conveying liquids.
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