wooden spoon
A spoon made from wood, commonly used in food preparation.
spoon
UK /spuːn/ US /spun/
verb 6noun 5
Collocations
5(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
She folded the flour in with a wooden spoon until the batter was smooth.
PREP
~ of
She stirred a spoon of honey into her warm tea.
Definitions
noun
1
An implement for eating or serving; a scooped utensil whose long handle is straight, in contrast to a ladle.
He must have a long spoon that must eat with the devil.
2
An implement for stirring food while being prepared; a wooden spoon.
3
A measure that will fit into a spoon; a spoonful.
While Ms. Fly was with Sharon in the kitchen, Sharon asked the defendant for a “spoon of drugs.” Defendant refused and stated that he did not know where drugs could be obtained.
4
A wooden-headed golf club with moderate loft, similar to the modern fairway wood.
5
An oar.
To this class college rowing offers no attractions or place, nor are they generally looked upon by the artists of the "spoons" as a desirable addition […]
verb
1
To serve using a spoon; to transfer (something) with a spoon.
Sarah spooned some apple sauce onto her plate.
Talbot champed away, finally spooning in resignation with the tinned fruit salad, calm of mind reached with the last piece of cheese, all passion spent in the third drained coffee-cup.
2
To flirt; to make advances; to court, to interact romantically or amorously.
By the light of the silvery moon, / I want to spoon, / To my honey I'll croon love's tune, […]
Do you think we spoon and do? We only talk.
3
To lie nestled front-to-back, following the contours of the bodies, in a manner reminiscent of stacked spoons.
(transitive or intransitive, informal, of persons, by extension) To have sex in such a position.
4
To hit (the ball) weakly, pushing it with a lifting motion, instead of striking with an audible knock.
Rosol spurned the chance to finish off a shallow second serve by spooning into the net, and a wild forehand took the set to 5-4, with the native of Prerov required to hold his serve for victory.
5
To fish with a concave spoon bait.
verb
1
Alternative form of spoom.
We might have spooned before the wind as well as they.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — as much as a spoon will hold
- spoonful
verb — snuggle and lie in a position where one person faces the bac
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
born with a silver spoon in one's mouth
Born rich, or into a wealthy family.
Near-synonyms: born to the purple, to the manor born
greasy spoon
An inexpensive diner or other informal restaurant, especially one specializing in frying or grilling.
We found a good little greasy spoon down a side street.
silver spoon
Wealth passed down or inherited.
He was born with a silver spoon and an upturned nose. He didn't lose the latter when he squandered the former.
spoon bowl
Alternative spelling of spoon-bowl.
Example Bank
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He must have a long spoon that must eat with the devil.
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While Ms. Fly was with Sharon in the kitchen, Sharon asked the defendant for a “spoon of drugs.” Defendant refused and stated that he did not know where drugs could be obtained.
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To this class college rowing offers no attractions or place, nor are they generally looked upon by the artists of the "spoons" as a desirable addition […]
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Sarah spooned some apple sauce onto her plate.
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Talbot champed away, finally spooning in resignation with the tinned fruit salad, calm of mind reached with the last piece of cheese, all passion spent in the third drained coffee-cup.
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By the light of the silvery moon, / I want to spoon, / To my honey I'll croon love's tune, […]
WiktionaryUsage Notes
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