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Noun
S:
(n)
spoon
(a piece of cutlery with a shallow bowl-shaped container and a handle; used to stir or serve or take up food)
S:
(n)
spoon
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spoonful
(as much as a spoon will hold)
"he added two spoons of sugar"
S:
(n)
spoon
(formerly a golfing wood with an elevated face)
Verb
S:
(v)
spoon
(scoop up or take up with a spoon)
"spoon the sauce over the roast"
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entailment
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sentence frame
S:
(v)
smooch
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spoon
(snuggle and lie in a position where one person faces the back of the others)