Phrase Hound found 97 phrases and 79 compound words that contain spoon. The most common are listed below. Open spoon in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 97
- wooden spoonA spoon made from wood, commonly used in food preparation.
- spoon-feedTo help somebody (usually a baby or elder) to eat using a spoon; to feed using a spoon.
- measuring spoonA kitchen utensil used primarily to measure small volumes of liquid or bulk solid cooking ingredients.
- spoon lureAn oblong, concave lure, usually of metal or shell, shaped like the bowl of a spoon.
- silver spoonWealth passed down or inherited.
- greasy spoonAn inexpensive diner or other informal restaurant, especially one specializing in frying or grilling.
- egg spoonA spoon, usually smaller than a teaspoon, which is used for eating a boiled egg from a hole made in the shell; the bowl of the spoon is shaped to make it easier to scoop out the contents of the eggshell.
- sugar spoonA spoon used for serving granulated sugar from a sugar bowl, often with a wider head than most other types of spoon.
- little spoonThe person whose back is touching the other person's front when spooning.
- slotted spoonA large spoon with slots in it used to drain food.
- grapefruit spoonA spoon with a pointed and/or serrated tip designed for separating the flesh of a grapefruit from its rind.
- apostle spoonA spoon (usually silver) with an image of an apostle or other Christian religious figure as the termination of the handle.
- love spoonAn ornately carved spoon, sometimes with double bowl, traditionally made from a single piece of wood by young men, especially in Wales, as a love token for a sweetheart.
- caviar spoonA small shallow spoon made from inert materials (such as gold, horn, or wood) rather than typical metals, intended for eating caviar.
- spoon sweetFruit preserved in sugar syrup in the eastern Mediterranean, often served in a spoon as a gesture of hospitality.
- deflagrating spoonA long-handled spoon with a cover, lowered into a glass vessel filled with a gas to demonstrate deflagration.
- runcible spoonA fork-like spoon that has a cutting edge.
- spoon-hookAlternative form of spoon hook.
- bar spoonA long-handled spoon used in bartending to mix and layer drinks.
- coffee spoonA smaller version of the teaspoon, intended for use with the small type of coffee cup or demitasse.
- dessert spoonAlternative form of dessertspoon: A unit of measure, being equivalent to two teaspoons or two-thirds of a tablespoon, or approximately ten millilitres; a dessertspoonful.
- ear spoonAlternative form of earspoon: A very small spoon used as an earpick.
- salt spoonAlternative form of saltspoon: A small spoon used for serving or measuring salt, equivalent to ⅛ teaspoon.
- serving spoonA large spoon used to serve food at table.
- soup spoonAlternative form of soupspoon: A spoon for eating soup, typically smaller than a tablespoon and larger than a dessert spoon, characterised by having a round bowl rather than the usual oval bowl of other types of spoon.
Compound words 79
- teaspoonA small spoon used to stir the contents of a cup or glass.
- spoonfulThe amount that a spoon will hold, either level or heaped.
- spoonerOne who spoons; one who engages in spooning.
- sporkAn eating utensil shaped like a spoon, the bowl of which is divided into tines like those of a fork, and so has the function of both implements; some sporks have a serrated edge so they can also function as a knife.
- spoonbillAny of various large, long-legged wading birds of the genus Platalea, in the ibis family Threskiornithidae, that have a large, flat, spatulate bill.
- spindriftSea spray (clouds of water droplets) blown from the tops of waves by the wind and whipped along the surface of the sea.
- spoonyEnamored in a silly or sentimental way; having a crush (on someone).
- soupspoonA spoon for eating soup, typically smaller than a tablespoon and larger than a dessert spoon, characterised by having a round bowl rather than the usual oval bowl of other types of spoon.
- dessertspoonA unit of measure, being equivalent to two teaspoons or two-thirds of a tablespoon, or approximately ten millilitres; a dessertspoonful.
- spoonieAlternative form of spoony (“foolish or silly person”).