spoons

1. 1
   noun

   Plural of spoon. Use this when you mean more than one spoon.

   She set three spoons beside each plate.

   The kitchen drawer was full of mismatched spoons.

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2. 2
   verb

   Third-person singular simple present of spoon. Use this form with he, she, or it.

   She spoons sugar into her coffee every morning.

   He spoons soup from the pot into each bowl.

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3. 3
   nounplural

   A pair of spoons that you tap together and against your body to make music.

   Like clapping your hands, but two metal spoons make the clicking sound instead.

   He kept the beat on a pair of spoons while the band played.

   She learned to play the spoons at family gatherings.

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4. 4
   noununcountableplural

   A fast card game for children where players race to grab spoons from the middle of the table.

   Like musical chairs, but you grab a spoon instead of a seat.

   The kids played spoons until someone knocked the table over.

   We taught our younger cousins how to play spoons during the holidays.

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