spoon

noun

1. a piece of cutlery with a shallow bowl-shaped container and a handle; used to stir or serve or take up food

Definition categories: man–made, container, cutlery

2. as much as a spoon will hold

- he added two spoons of sugar

Similar word(s): spoonful

Definition categories: quantity, containerful

3. formerly a golfing wood with an elevated face

Definition categories: man–made, wood

verb

1. scoop up or take up with a spoon

- spoon the sauce over the roast

Definition categories: contact, remove, take, withdraw

2. snuggle and lie in a position where one person faces the back of the others

Similar word(s): smooch

Definition categories: contact, neck