Word Type

Noun

The word "tablespoon" can be used as a noun.

Word Relationships

Typical Location

china cabinet drawer kitchen kitchen drawer silverware drawer

Capable Of

hold 3 teaspoons

Derived From

spoon table

Distinct From

fork

Has Part

greater volume than teaspoon

Context

australia canada cooking new zealand northern uk us

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

containerful spoon

Type Of (IsA)

bigger than teaspoon containerful larger quantity than teaspoon larger than teaspoon measurement measuring device measuring spoon spoon unit of measure

Receives Action

found in kitchen used as measure in cooking

Related Terms

cutlery dessert spoon dessertspoon silverware soup spoon soupspoon tablespoonful tea spoon teaspoon

Related Terms

baking baking measurement bigger bowl cooking cooking measurement cutlery dessertspoon eating eating utensil fork fork knife kind kitchen kitchen measure knife knife fork measure measure sugar measurement measurement spoon measuring measuring cooking measuring cutlery metal metal tableware milliliter serving shovel silverware small small measurement smaller soup soupspoon specific specific kind spoon spoon measurement sugar tablespoonful tableware tbsp teaspoon teaspoons three three teaspoons unit utensil volume

Synonym Network

dessertspoon tablespoonful

Used For

drinking soup dry or liquid measurement when cooking eat soup eating ice cream measure amounts of substance measure medicine measure spices measuring mixing food prepare food put sugar in tea serving food stir liquid stirring stirring soup in pot

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.