spoon vs teaspoon
teaspoon vs spoonspoon and teaspoon both are nouns.
spoon is a verb but teaspoon is not a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| spoon | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| teaspoon | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
teaspoon is a hyponym of
spoon; that is, teaspoon is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
spoon:
- spoon: a piece of cutlery with a shallow bowl-shaped container and a handle; used to stir or serve or take up food
- teaspoon: a small spoon used for stirring tea or coffee; holds about one fluid dram
Other hyponyms of spoon include
dessert spoon, runcible spoon, soup spoon, soupspoon, sugar shell, sugar spoon, tablespoon, tea maker, wooden spoon.
| spoon (noun) | teaspoon (noun) |
|---|---|
| a piece of cutlery with a shallow bowl-shaped container and a handle; used to stir or serve or take up food | a small spoon used for stirring tea or coffee; holds about one fluid dram |
| formerly a golfing wood with an elevated face | as much as a teaspoon will hold |
| as much as a spoon will hold |
| spoon (verb) | teaspoon (verb) |
|---|---|
| scoop up or take up with a spoon | |
| snuggle and lie in a position where one person faces the back of the others |
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