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- pronunciation:
- spun
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- phrases:
- born with a silver spoon in one's mouth
- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a tool with a small, shallow bowl at the end of a handle, used for eating, stirring, serving, or measuring.
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| definition 2: |
the amount that a spoon will hold.
The recipe called for two spoons of sugar. |
| related words: |
dip |
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| phrase: |
born with a silver spoon in one's mouth |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
spoons, spooning, spooned |
| definition: |
to move by using a spoon; scoop up.
She spooned the medicine into her mouth. |
| related words: |
dip |
| derivation: |
spoonlike (adj.) |
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