noun, verb ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A small spoon used to stir the contents of a cup or glass.
2. 2
   a small spoon used for stirring tea or coffee; holds about one fluid dram wordnet
3. 3
   A unit of measure, equivalent to one-third of a tablespoon or roughly five milliliters.
4. 4
   as much as a teaspoon will hold wordnet

Verb

1. 1
   To serve with a teaspoon

   "I teaspooned some sugar into my cup."

Synonyms

All synonyms

teaspoonfulcutleryflatwareforkf℥jhollow ware

Example

More examples

"Did you add a tablespoon of salt? The recipe called for just a teaspoon!"

Etymology

From tea + spoon.

Related phrases

dessert spoonsoup spoon

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