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Spoonful

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. The amount that a spoon holds.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. the amount that a spoon will hold, either level or heaped

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. The quantity which a spoon contains, or is able to contain

n. Hence, a small quantity.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. As much as a spoon contains.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. as much as a spoon will hold

Word Usage

"Until the very last spoonful is used up this jam shall be a reminder of this year's gorgeous Seattle summer, of my weekly trips to the market and a promise of next year's summer and the market season ahead."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

containerful

Cross Reference

forkful

Form

tablespoonful teaspoonful dessertspoonful

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

tablespoonful pint cupful teacupful mouthful ounce gill pinch nutmeg bowl