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[ spoon-fool ] / ˈspun fʊl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR spoonful ON THESAURUS.COM
noun, plural spoon·fuls.as much as a spoon can hold. a small quantity. Origin of spoonfulFirst recorded in 1250–1300, spoonful is from the Middle English word sponeful.See spoon, -ful usage note for spoonfulSee -ful. OTHER WORDS FROM spoonfulhalf-spoonful, adjective, nounWords nearby spoonfulspoondrift, spoonerism, spooney, spoon-fed, spoon-feed, spoonful, spoon hook, spoon nail, spoon theory, spoonworm, spoony Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for spoonfulWarm milk mixed with a spoonful of fireplace ashes seemed to also be popular among 19th century England. History's Craziest Hangover Cures|Justin Jones|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST But the complaints about the current administration did sometimes come with a spoonful of sugar, or at least a cornball of humor. What I Saw at Iowa’s So-Co Circus|Ben Jacobs|August 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST Saving Mr. Banks is about as aggressively sweet as a spoonful of sugar. ‘Saving Mr. Banks’ Is This Oscar Season’s Breath of Fresh Air|Kevin Fallon|December 12, 2013|DAILY BEAST Skim off most of the fat with a spoon: just dip in, get a spoonful of fat, and remove. Your Friday Gadget Chef Recipe: Two Day Soup|Megan McArdle|November 9, 2012|DAILY BEAST
But often Christie found the scone superfluous, and just ate the cream by the spoonful instead. Menu for a Moveable Feast: 10 Famous Authors and Their Favorite Foods & Recipes|Nicole Villeneuve|October 12, 2012|DAILY BEAST Shorty stopped a spoonful of soup halfway to his mouth, as if he were waiting to have a still picture of himself taken. Steve Yeager|William MacLeod Raine Then put in the lemon peel, and the flour (dried), and a teaspoonful of saleratus dissolved in a spoonful of hot water. The Young Housekeeper's Friend|Mrs. (Mary Hooker) Cornelius Then mix half a cupful of water and a spoonful of flour, and pour slowly into the boiling asparagus. The Hotel St. Francis Cook Book|Victor Hirtzler In the center, pour a spoonful or two of cream salad dressing, boiled salad dressing, or any other dressing that may be desired. Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 4|Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences In the performing of this test, a spoonful of the jelly is dipped from the pan and then poured from the spoon into the pan again. Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 5|Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
British Dictionary definitions for spoonful
noun plural -fulsthe amount that a spoon is able to hold a small quantity Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to spoonfultouch, bite, bit, shot, measurement, application, lot, measure, prescription, quantity, dosage, tincture, morsel, dash, chaw, trifle, sip, hint, mouthful, tidbit |