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Spoon

See Spoom.

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Broader term 8

Container 76% connected

One who, or that which, contains.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Cutlery 76% connected

The business of a cutler.

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Neck 76% connected

The part of an animal which connects the head and the trunk, and which, in man and many other animals, is more slender than the trunk.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Pull 76% connected

To draw, or attempt to draw, toward one; to draw forcibly.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Remove 76% connected

To move away from the position occupied; to cause to change place; to displace; as, to remove a building.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Take 76% connected

Taken.

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Withdraw 76% connected

To take back or away, as what has been bestowed or enjoyed; to draw back; to cause to move away or retire; as, to withdraw aid, favor, capital, or th…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Wood 76% connected

Mad; insane; possessed; rabid; furious; frantic.

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Narrower term 2

Tablespoon 76% connected

A spoon of the largest size commonly used at the table; -- distinguished from teaspoon, dessert spoon, etc.

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Teaspoon 76% connected

A small spoon used in stirring and sipping tea, coffee, etc., and for other purposes.

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Immerse 72% connected

Immersed; buried; hid; sunk.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Plunge 72% connected

To thrust into water, or into any substance that is penetrable; to immerse; to cause to penetrate or enter quickly and forcibly; to thrust; as, to pl…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Synonym 2

Smooch 92% connected

See Smutch.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Spoonful 92% connected

The quantity which a spoon contains, or is able to contain; as, a teaspoonful; a tablespoonful.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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