spoonful

A2 Topic:General Vocabulary

US /ˈspuːnfəl/ See IPA manual

Freq #26893

Meanings

1

noun
as much as a spoon will hold

The word spoonful appears in scientific writing with a precise technical sense.
2

noun
The amount that a spoon will hold, either level or heaped.

The word spoonful appears in scientific writing with a precise technical sense.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · as much as a spoon will hold spoon

Word family

Forms spoonfuls

Etymology

From Middle English sponeful, sponefull, sponful, spone-ful, equivalent to spoon + -ful.

Topics

General Vocabulary

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