spoon
[noun]
Synonyms: dunce, blockhead, cluck, dimwit, dope, goon, ignoramus, moron, numskull, simpleton

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I. spoon¹ S3 /spuːn/ noun [countable]
[Language: Old English; Origin: spon 'piece of wood split off']

1. an object that you use for eating, cooking, or serving food. It has a small bowl-shaped part and a long handle

2. a spoonful
spoon of
two spoons of sugar
⇒ be born with a silver spoon in your mouth at born²(8), ⇒ dessertspoon, greasy spoon, soup spoon, wooden spoon

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II. spoon² verb [transitive always + adverb/preposition]
to move food with a spoon
spoon something into/over/onto something
Spoon the mixture carefully into the bowls.

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spoon
noun
ADJ. dessert, serving, soup, sugar
VERB + SPOON pick up | lay down, put down | beat sth with, eat sth with, fold/stir sth in with, stir sth with, use I stirred my coffee with the sugar spoon.
PREP. ~ of two spoons of sugar

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spoon
̈ɪspu:n
See: born with a silver spoon in one's mouth

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