# spoons

Pronunciation: US say "SPOONZ" /spunz/; UK

## Noun

1. Plural of spoon. — plural of spoon
   - Simple: Plural of spoon. Use this when you mean more than one spoon.
   - _We ran out of clean spoons before dessert was served._
   - _The waiter laid out forks, knives, and spoons for the banquet._
3. A pair of spoons played as a percussion instrument by tapping them rhythmically against the body.
   - Simple: A pair of spoons that you tap together and against your body to make music.
   - _The old fiddler's brother rattled out a rhythm on the spoons._
   - _At the ceilidh, one dancer pulled out a pair of spoons and joined the music._
4. A fast-paced children's card game in which players race to collect four matching cards and snatch a spoon from the center.
   - Simple: A fast card game for children where players race to grab spoons from the middle of the table.
   - _Every round of spoons ended with a frantic grab and a burst of laughter._
   - _She always won spoons because she watched everyone's hands instead of her own cards._

## Verb

2. Third-person singular simple present of spoon. — third-person singular simple present indicative of spoon
   - Simple: Third-person singular simple present of spoon. Use this form with he, she, or it.
   - _The chef spoons a rich sauce over the roasted vegetables._
   - _She spoons the batter carefully into the muffin tin._

## Adjective

5. Infatuated with someone in a foolish, lovesick way, or having a romantic crush on them; followed by on. *(archaic)*
   - Simple: Having a silly romantic crush on someone, used with on.
   - _Young Tom was hopelessly spoons on the squire's daughter all that summer._
   - _She admitted, blushing, that she had been quite spoons on her dancing partner._

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