Meanings
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noun
as much as a spoon will hold
The word spoonful appears in scientific writing with a precise technical sense.
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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
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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.