Teaspoonful

//ˈtiːspuːnfəl// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A unit of capacity equal to the amount a teaspoon can hold which is taken approximately as 5 ml.

    "“When I say mind,” said the blood relation, “I refer to the quarter-teaspoonful of brain which you might possibly find in her head if you sank an artesian well.”"

  2. 2
    as much as a teaspoon will hold wordnet

Synonyms

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teaspoonteaspoontsp

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"A teaspoonful is less than a tablespoonful."

Etymology

From teaspoon + -ful.

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