scoop
Ice cream portion
A scoop is a deep, rounded utensil for lifting and transferring loose material—ice cream, flour, coal.
The word extends to the quantity held: two scoops of ice cream.
In journalism, a scoop is an exclusive story obtained before competitors: The reporter got the scoop on the scandal.
To scoop is to lift with such a motion, to hollow out, or to beat rivals to a story.
The informal What's the scoop? asks for the latest information.
Unearth by shoveling
- liftMechanism for vertical transport
- gatherBring or come together
- excavateRemove earth systematically
- hollowEmpty within
gouge · ladle · dredge · shovel · extract · spade · carve · remove
Deep spoon for serving
- spoonEating utensil for liquids
- dipperVessel for scooping liquids
- serverOne who attends tables
- slottedHaving narrow openings
melon baller · spatula · skimmer · trowel · shovel · serving · portion · handle
Spherical plaything or gala
- dollopSmall shapeless portion
- servingMeasured food portion
- gelatoItalian frozen dessert
- sorbetFrozen fruit confection
mashed potatoes · ice cream · cone · sundae · double · single · generous · heap
Limited to one group
- storyAccount of events
- breakingComing apart suddenly
- headlineNews article title
- journalismNews gathering and dissemination
reporting · investigation · revelation · expose · insider · source · leak · beat
dig
Unearth by shoveling
hollow · gouge · ladle · dredge · shovel · extract · spade · carve · remove · clear
ladle
Deep spoon for serving
slotted · melon baller · spatula · skimmer · trowel · shovel · serving · portion · handle · stainless
ball
Spherical plaything or gala
sorbet · mashed potatoes · ice cream · cone · sundae · double · single · generous · heap · helping
exclusive
Limited to one group
journalism · reporting · investigation · revelation · expose · insider · source · leak · beat · correspondent
rumor
Unconfirmed circulating story
buzz · dirt · whisper · tabloid · celebrity · chatter · hearsay · speculation · sensational · paparazzi
neckline
Garment's upper opening
- bodiceFitted upper garment
- décolletageExposed chest and shoulders
- blouseLoose-fitting upper garment
dress · tank top · camisole · low-cut · plunging · sweetheart · collar · front · back · drape
- pressnewspaper, press laws, free press, newsroom, press cards
- print mediaheadline, magazine, articles, news, byline
- digging toolsshovel, spade, pickaxe, mattock, hoe
- farm toolspitchfork, hoe, rake, shovel, plow
- ice cream shopice cream parlor, parlor, sundae, sundaes, cone
- litter boxlitter box, litter, cat litter, litter pan, litter tray
- scooped upGathered up swiftly
- scoop upLift something quickly upward
- ice cream scoopCurved serving utensil
- the scoopExclusive inside information
- scooping upGathering by lifting beneath
- pooper scooperPet excrement removal tool
scoops, scooping, scooped, scooper, scoopful, scoopfuls, scoopable, scoopsful, scoop up