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Spoon

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snognoun(UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, colloquial) To kiss passionately.
smoochnoun(informal, ambitransitive) To kiss.
spoonfulnounThe amount that a spoon will hold, either level or heaped.

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spoonfulnounThe amount that a spoon will hold, either level or heaped.
smoochnoun(informal) A kiss, especially that which is on the cheek.
snognoun(British, Australia, colloquial) A passionate kiss.
spatulanoun(cooking) A kitchen utensil consisting of a flat surface attached to a long handle, used for turning, lifting, or stirring food.
teaspoonnounA unit of measure, equivalent to one-third of a tablespoon or roughly five milliliters.
ladlenounA deep-bowled spoonlike utensil with a long, usually curved, handle.
platenounA slightly curved but almost flat dish from which food is served or eaten.
scoopnounAny cup-shaped or bowl-shaped tool, usually with a handle, used to lift and move loose or soft solid material.
bucketnounA container made of rigid material, often with a handle, used to carry liquids or small items.
petnounAn animal kept as a companion or otherwise for pleasure, rather than for some practical benefit or use.
keynoun(countable) An object designed to open and close a lock.
necknoun(anatomy) The part of the body connecting the head and the trunk found in humans and some animals.
stirrernounA device used to stir. (Cardinal types include wood or plastic strips (for beverages) and magnetic objects that react to a spinning magnet nearby (for chemistry beakers).
runcible(humorous) A nonce word used for humorous effect.
paynounMoney given in return for work; salary or wages.
cryptographicRelating to cryptography.
deflagratingverb(physics) To burn with intense light and heat.
dippernounA cup-shaped vessel with a long handle, for dipping into and ladling out liquids; a ladle or scoop.
tablespoonnoun(cooking) A unit of volume, the value of which varies regionally; in the US: three teaspoons or one half fluid ounce or roughly 15 ml; in Britain and Canada: exactly 15 ml; in Russia 18 ml; in Australia: four teaspoons or 20 ml.
soupspoonnounA spoon for eating soup, typically smaller than a tablespoon and larger than a dessert spoon, characterised by having a round bowl rather than the usual oval bowl of other types of spoon.

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