spoons

Cereal bowl tools

Spoons are eating utensils with a shallow bowl at the end of a handle, used for liquids and soft foods.

The shape extends to measuring spoons, mixing spoons, and tools for scooping.

To spoon is to cuddle while lying nested together, bodies curved like stacked spoons.

To be born with a silver spoon suggests inherited privilege.

He spooned the soup carefully.

utensil

flatware

Eating utensils collectively

measuring · wooden · slotted · plastic · stainless-steel · silver · pewter · bamboo · handle · bowl

eating

soup

Cooked liquid dish

ice-cream · pudding · custard · congee · broth · dessert · mouthful · scoop · slurp · sip

serving

ladle

Deep spoon for serving

buffet · dish · scoop · dollop · drizzle · gravy · sauce · sugar · jam · condiment

stirring

mixing

Combining into one mass

dissolving · combining · folding · stirring · muddling · brewing · simmering · coffee · tea · sugar

collectible

souvenir

Token from a trip

heirloom · keepsake · display · cabinet · rack · silver · pewter · enamel · demitasse · apostle

instrument

percussion

Sound through impact

  • rhythmPatterned stress and silence
  • bonesRigid internal support structure
  • folkRegular common people

Irish · Appalachian · busking · clacking · clicking · tapping · wooden · musical · traditional · jig

energy

fatigue

Weariness from prolonged exertion

  • disabilityImpairment affecting life activities
  • lupusChronic autoimmune disorder
  • fibromyalgiaChronic widespread musculoskeletal pain condition

limited · conserve · budget · pace · rest · flare · exhaustion · capacity · reserve · metaphor

Categories
Opposites
utensil type

spoonsforks

Multi-pronged eating implements

knives · chopsticks · tongs · skewers · picks

energy/vitality (spoon theory)

spoonsburnout

Chronic occupational depletion

exhaustion · depletion · running on empty

cuddling position

spoonsfacing

Directed toward something

back-to-back · apart · separated · face-to-face

Phrases
Family

spoon, spoonful, teaspoon, tablespoon, spooning, spooned, spoonerism, dessertspoon, spooners

Familiarity
Top 10,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G