Phrase Hound found 37 phrases and 13 compound words that contain spoons. The most common are listed below. Open spoons in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 37
- spoons positionA sex position in which the partners lie side by side facing in the same direction.
- apostle spoonsplural of apostle spoon, usually as a set of twelve representing the different apostles.
- bar spoonsplural of bar spoon: A long-handled spoon used in bartending to mix and layer drinks.
- dessert spoonsplural of dessert spoon: A unit of measure, being equivalent to two teaspoons or two-thirds of a tablespoon, or approximately ten millilitres; a dessertspoonful.
- love spoonsplural of love spoon: An 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.
- measuring spoonsplural of measuring spoon: A kitchen utensil used primarily to measure small volumes of liquid or bulk solid cooking ingredients.
- soup spoonsplural of soup spoon: 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.
- sugar spoonsplural of sugar spoon: A spoon used for serving granulated sugar from a sugar bowl, often with a wider head than most other types of spoon.
- wooden spoonsplural of wooden spoon: A spoon made from wood, commonly used in food preparation.
- grapefruit spoonsplural of grapefruit spoon: A spoon with a pointed and/or serrated tip designed for separating the flesh of a grapefruit from its rind.
- caviar spoonsplural of caviar spoon: A small shallow spoon made from inert materials (such as gold, horn, or wood) rather than typical metals, intended for eating caviar.
- caddy spoonsplural of caddy spoon: A spoon for measuring out tea leaves.
- slotted spoonsplural of slotted spoon: A large spoon with slots in it used to drain food.
- big spoonsplural of big spoon: The person whose front is touching the other person's back when spooning.
- coffee spoonsplural of coffee spoon: A smaller version of the teaspoon, intended for use with the small type of coffee cup or demitasse.
- ear spoonsplural of ear spoon: A very small spoon used as an earpick.
- egg spoonsplural of egg spoon: A 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.
- level spoonsplural of level spoon: A spoonful in which the contents of the spoon are not heaped up above the spoon's rim
- little spoonsplural of little spoon: The person whose back is touching the other person's front when spooning.
- monkey spoonsplural of monkey spoon: A type of handmade ladle or spoon that was used to celebrate weddings and to honor the dead, primarily used by the Dutch settlers of the New York and Hudson River area and in the Netherlands.
- salad spoonsplural of salad spoon: A large and long-handled spoon for stirring and mixing salads, made of wood or other material not affected by vinegar.
- salt spoonsplural of salt spoon: A small spoon used for serving or measuring salt, equivalent to ⅛ teaspoon.
- serving spoonsplural of serving spoon: A large spoon used to serve food at table.
- shoe spoonsplural of shoe spoon: Synonym of shoehorn (“tool for helping to slide one's foot into a shoe”).
- table-spoonsplural of table-spoon: A large spoon, used for eating food from a bowl.
Compound words 13
- tablespoonsplural of tablespoon: A large spoon, used for eating food from a bowl.
- teaspoonsplural of teaspoon: A small spoon used to stir the contents of a cup or glass.
- barspoonsplural of barspoon: A long-handled spoon used in bartending to mix and layer drinks.
- butterspoonsplural of butterspoon: A spoon used for butter.
- coffeespoonsplural of coffeespoon: A smaller version of the teaspoon, intended for use with the small type of coffee cup or demitasse.
- dessertspoonsplural of dessertspoon: A unit of measure, being equivalent to two teaspoons or two-thirds of a tablespoon, or approximately ten millilitres; a dessertspoonful.
- earspoonsplural of earspoon: A very small spoon used as an earpick.
- eggspoonsplural of eggspoon: A 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.
- lovespoonsplural of lovespoon: An 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.
- saltspoonsplural of saltspoon: A small spoon used for serving or measuring salt, equivalent to ⅛ teaspoon.