spittoon | (noun) a receptacle for spit (usually in a public place) | Synonyms: cuspidor |
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spoon | (noun) a piece of cutlery with a shallow bowl-shaped container and a handle; used to stir or serve or take up food | - |
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(noun) formerly a golfing wood with an elevated face | - |
(noun) as much as a spoon will hold | Synonyms: spoonful |
spoonbill | (noun) wading birds having a long flat bill with a tip like a spoon | - |
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spoondrift | (noun) spray blown up from the surface of the sea | Synonyms: spindrift |
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spoonerism | (noun) transposition of initial consonants in a pair of words | - |
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spoonfeeding | (noun) feeding someone (as a baby) from a spoon | - |
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(noun) teaching in an overly simplified way that discourages independent thought | - |
spoonflower | (noun) tropical American aroid having edible tubers that are cooked and eaten like yams or potatoes | Synonyms: malanga, tannia, Xanthosoma atrovirens, Xanthosoma sagittifolium, yautia |
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spoonful | (noun) as much as a spoon will hold | Synonyms: spoon |
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spoonie | (noun) someone with a chronic illness | - |
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swoon | (noun) a spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain | Synonyms: deliquium, faint, syncope |
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tablespoon | (noun) a spoon larger than a dessert spoon; used for serving | - |
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(noun) as much as a tablespoon will hold | Synonyms: tablespoonful |
tablespoonful | (noun) as much as a tablespoon will hold | Synonyms: tablespoon |
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teaspoon | (noun) a small spoon used for stirring tea or coffee; holds about one fluid dram | - |
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(noun) as much as a teaspoon will hold | Synonyms: teaspoonful |
teaspoonful | (noun) as much as a teaspoon will hold | Synonyms: teaspoon |
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tenoroon | (noun) a tenor bassoon; pitched a fifth higher than the ordinary bassoon | - |
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toon | (noun) a film made by photographing a series of cartoon drawings to give the illusion of movement when projected in rapid sequence | Synonyms: animated cartoon, cartoon |
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tycoon | (noun) a very wealthy or powerful businessman | Synonyms: baron, big businessman, business leader, king, magnate, mogul, power, top executive |
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typhoon | (noun) a tropical cyclone occurring in the western Pacific or Indian oceans | - |
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vinegarroon | (noun) large whip-scorpion of Mexico and southern United States that emits a vinegary odor when alarmed | Synonyms: Mastigoproctus giganteus |
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zoonosis | (noun) an animal disease that can be transmitted to humans | Synonyms: zoonotic disease |
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