spoon
An implement for eating or serving; a scooped utensil whose long handle is straight, in contrast to a ladle.
Other meanings
An implement for stirring food while being prepared; a wooden spoon.
A measure that will fit into a spoon; a spoonful.
Example sentences
Word history
From Old English "spōn" (sliver, chip of wood, shaving).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “spoon” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.