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Spoons

verb
/spuːnz/
Word Frequency: 1.0

Definitions

1.verbTo sail briskly with the wind astern, with or without sails hoisted.
2.nounAn implement for eating or serving; a scooped utensil whose long handle is straight, in contrast to a ladle.
3.nounAn implement for stirring food while being prepared; a wooden spoon.
4.nounA measure that will fit into a spoon; a spoonful.
5.nounA wooden-headed golf club with moderate loft, similar to the modern three wood.
6.nounAn oar.
7.nounA type of metal lure resembling the concave head of a tablespoon.
8.nounA spoon excavator.
9.nounA simpleton, a spooney.
10.nounA safety handle on a hand grenade, a trigger.
11.nounA metaphoric unit of energy available to cope with problems.
12.verbTo serve using a spoon; to transfer (something) with a spoon.
"Sarah spooned some apple sauce onto her plate."
13.verbTo flirt; to make advances; to court, to interact romantically or amorously.
14.verb(of persons) To lie nestled front-to-back, following the contours of the bodies, in a manner reminiscent of stacked spoons.
15.verbTo hit (the ball) weakly, pushing it with a lifting motion, instead of striking with an audible knock.
16.verbTo fish with a concave spoon bait.
17.verbTo catch by fishing with a concave spoon bait.
18.adjectiveFoolishly infatuated with; having a romantic crush on (used with on).

Synonyms

spoonfulsmoochsnogladlestablespoonsteaspoonsspoontraytablespoonparfait spoonspatulaspoon bowltable-spoon

Rhymes With

croonsdunespantaloonsimpugnstunesafternoonsloonsnoons
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