Meaning & use
spoon
A utensil with a shallow bowl and a handle, used for eating, serving, or stirring food.
See it in a sentence
She stirred her tea slowly with a small silver spoon.
He grabbed a wooden spoon to scrape the last of the batter from the bowl.
A note on using this word
As a verb, "spoon" can mean to lift food with a spoon, or informally to lie closely together facing the same direction.
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Another way to use it
2. verb
To lie close together, front to back, especially while sleeping.
They fell asleep spooning on the narrow couch.
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