spoon

/spuːn/noun
Early ChildhoodNot in standard dictionaries
1

An implement for eating or serving; a scooped utensil whose long handle is straight, in contrast to a ladle.

2

An implement for stirring food while being prepared; a wooden spoon.

3

A measure that will fit into a spoon; a spoonful.

4

A wooden-headed golf club with moderate loft, similar to the modern fairway wood.

5

An oar.

6

A type of metal lure resembling the concave head of a tablespoon.

7

A spoon excavator.

8

A South African shrub of the genus Spatalla.

9

A simpleton, a spoony.

10

A safety handle on a hand grenade, a trigger.

Sound Patterns & Rhymes

Rhymes

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Alliteration

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Assonance

Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing

Consonance

Words sharing similar consonant sound patterns — adds texture and cohesion to writing

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