spoon

IPA: spˈun

An implement for eating or serving; a scooped utensil whose long handle is straight, in contrast to a ladle.
An implement for stirring food while being prepared; a wooden spoon.
A measure that will fit into a spoon; a spoonful.
(golf, archaic) A wooden-headed golf club with moderate loft, similar to the modern three wood.
(slang) An oar.
(fishing) A type of metal lure resembling the concave head of a tablespoon.
(dentistry, informal) A spoon excavator.
(figuratively, slang, archaic) A simpleton, a spoony.
(US, military) A safety handle on a hand grenade, a trigger.
(slang) A metaphoric unit of finite physical and mental energy available for daily activities, especially in the context of living with chronic illness or disability.

To serve using a spoon; to transfer (something) with a spoon.
(intransitive, dated) To flirt; to make advances; to court, to interact romantically or amorously.
(transitive or intransitive, informal, of persons) To lie nestled front-to-back, following the contours of the bodies, in a manner reminiscent of stacked spoons.
(tennis, golf, croquet) To hit (the ball) weakly, pushing it with a lifting motion, instead of striking with an audible knock.
(intransitive) To fish with a concave spoon bait.
(transitive) To catch by fishing with a concave spoon bait.
Alternative form of spoom [(nautical) To sail briskly with the wind astern, with or without sails hoisted.]

Examples of "spoon" in Sentences

The bending of the spoon is a structural mechanics problem.
A Siwash single hook on the back of a spoon is a classic example.
And yes, I do believe that a spoon is an acceptable vehicle for this condiment.
Drizzle melted butter and vanilla over crumbs and mix with your hands until thoroughly combined (a spoon is acceptable as well).
I thought he was saying that the thing we call a spoon is a prop or stand-in for a specific bunch of communicative understandings.
Edward CastronovaI thought he was saying that the thing we call a spoon is a prop or stand-in for a specific bunch of communicative understandings.
If the spoon came neither from itself nor from a non-spoon, then we assert that something can come from nothing, and we have not determined why the spoon is a spoon and not anything else, say a fork.