tablespoon

IPA: tˈeɪbʌɫspun

(Canada, US) A large spoon, used for eating food from a bowl.
(Australia, New Zealand, Northern UK) A spoon too large for eating, usually used for cooking or serving.
(cooking) A unit of volume, the value of which varies regionally; in the US: three teaspoons or one half fluid ounce or roughly 15 ml; in Britain and Canada: exactly 15 ml; in Russia 18 ml; in Australia: four teaspoons or 20 ml.

Examples of "tablespoon" in Sentences

Well, 2.9% of a tablespoon is probably less than half a gram.
I think I'm always looking at the amount in a tablespoon, which is pretty small!
I use Mortons kosher salt, which has a close volume-to-weight ratio; that is, a tablespoon equals ounce.
2 Tbsp. Armagnac (optional) 12 Tbsp. unsalted butter, softened at room temperature, cut in tablespoon-size pieces
Each sketch has a little something of the subject in it -- namely a tablespoon-sized portion of their cremated ashes.
Heinz Reduced Sugar Ketchup has one gram of sugar per tablespoon, which is a whopping 75% less sugar than regular ketchup.
Maybe just a very, very heaping tablespoon (and by "tablespoon" I don't mean the wimpy measuring spoon, but rather the "big" spoon in my flatware set, which is more ... well, shovel-like).
Add a dash more fish sauce, a dollop (about a tablespoon is all I use, but some folks like more) oyster sauce and lime juice, boil until sauce cooks down (this takes about thirty-45 seconds, really).
Mopping a spill inefficiently, for example, or getting glue on the table after I gave her glue and felt and paper to keep her amused while I talked and ignored her, or putting all the pinenuts on the table rather than eating them about a tablespoon was the "all".