What is another word for spoons?

Pronunciation: [spˈuːnz] (IPA)

Spoons are not just for eating, they can also have many different names depending on their intended use. One classic synonym for spoon is ladle, which is a large spoon often used for serving soup or stew. Another synonym is scoop, which is used to scoop up items like ice cream or flour. A tablespoon is a common measurement spoon used for cooking or stirring drinks. A teaspoon is another measurement spoon, but smaller in size. A spork is a combination of a spoon and a fork, while a slotted spoon has holes in it for draining liquids. Whatever type of spoon one uses, there are always many different options to choose from.

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Usage examples for Spoons

Did you tie strings on the spoons, dear?
"The Eye of Dread"
Payne Erskine
Now where are the spoons?
"The Eye of Dread"
Payne Erskine
The beautiful old silver spoons were dirty, and several of them bent almost out of recognition.
"Girls of the Forest"
L. T. Meade

Famous quotes with Spoons

  • Give us this day our daily taste. Restore to us soups that spoons will not sink in and sauces which are never the same twice. Raise up among us stews with more gravy than we have bread to blot it with Give us pasta with a hundred fillings.
    Robert Farrar Capon
  • I have measured out my life with coffee spoons.
    T. S. Eliot
  • I love music and I enjoy creating sounds. I got into making music when I was a child, starting with the spoons and the koto before moving onto the piano.
    Tobe Hooper
  • Don't you always feel bad when they take away one of the spoons? It's like you ordered wrong.
    David Hyde Pierce
  • There is a lot of talk now about metal detectors and gun control. Both are good things. But they are no more a solution than forks and spoons are a solution to world hunger.
    Anna Quindlen

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