spoon

spoon is on the Basic English 850 List.

sponge - spoon - spring

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /spuːn/
• SAMPA: /spu:n/

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Noun

Singular spoon

Plural spoons

1. (countable) A spoon is a little, long, thin, metal thing with a round end for putting food in one's mouth.

   Put a knife, a fork and a spoon near the plate on the table.

Verb

Plain form spoon

Third-person singular spoons

Past tense spooned

Past participle spooned

Present participle spooning

1. (slang) When two people spoon, they lie next to each other with one person's back against the other person's front, similar to the way two spoons are stacked together.