run|ci|ble spoon — «RUHN suh buhl», a fork with three short, wide prongs, used as a spoon in eating ice cream and other semisolid food. ╂[apparently < runc (inate) + ible] … Useful english dictionary
ta|ble|spoon|ful — «TAY buhl spoon FUL, spun », noun, plural fuls. 1. a standard unit of liquid measure used in cooking, equal to ½ fluid ounce; 1/16 cup; 3 teaspoonfuls or 1.4786 centiliters. 2. as much as a tablespoon holds … Useful english dictionary
ta·ble·spoon — /ˈteıbəlˌspuːn/ noun, pl spoons [count] 1 a : a spoon that is used by cooks for measuring dry and liquid ingredients and that holds an amount equal to 1/2 fluid ounce or three teaspoons She carefully measured the flour with a tablespoon. 1 b :… … Useful english dictionary
spoon — bar·spoon; des·sert·spoon·ful; spoon; spoon·drift; spoon·er·ism; spoon·er·ize; spoon·ful; spoon·i·ly; spoon·i·ness; ta·ble·spoon·ful; tea·spoon·ful; spoon·er; spoon·ey·ism; spoon·ey·ness; … English syllables
ble — ab·di·ca·ble; abom·i·na·ble; abus·a·ble; ac·ces·si·ble; ac·com·mo·da·ble; ac·cost·a·ble; ac·cu·mu·la·ble; ac·cus·a·ble; ace·to·sol·u·ble; achie·va·ble; acid·i·fi·a·ble; ac·knowl·edge·a·ble; act·a·ble; ac·ti·va·ble; ac·tu·al·iz·a·ble; add·a·ble;… … English syllables
ta·ble·spoon·ful — … Useful english dictionary
runcible spoon — run′ci•ble spoon′ [[t]ˈrʌn sə bəl[/t]] n. a forklike utensil with two broad prongs and one sharp, curved prong, as used for serving hors d oeuvres • Etymology: runcible, nonsense term coined in 1871 by Edward Lear … From formal English to slang
ta — ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·sen·ta·tion; abu·ta; ac·cep·ta·tion; ac·cli·ma·ta·tion; ac·cred·i·ta·tion; ac·er·a·ta; ac·e·ta·tion; ac·e·ta·to ; ach·e·ta; achor·da·ta; acoe·lo·ma·ta; acra·ni·a·ta; ac·ro·tre·ta; ac·ta; ac·ti·no·my·ce·ta·ce·ae;… … English syllables
Tablespoon — An old fashioned but convenient household measure of capacity. A tablespoon holds about 3 teaspoons, each containing about 5 cc, so a tablespoon = about 15 cc of fluid. * * * A large spoon, used as a measure of the dose of a medicine, equivalent… … Medical dictionary
tablespoon — ta|ble|spoon [ˈteıbəlspu:n] n 1.) a large spoon used for serving food 2.) also ta|ble|spoon|ful [ spu:nful] written abbreviation tbsp or tbs the amount that a tablespoon can hold, used as a unit for measuring food or liquid in cooking tablespoon… … Dictionary of contemporary English