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# spoonful

noun (a spoonful, spoonfuls)

«spoonful» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A spoonful is the amount a spoon holds. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spoonful/#m1)
2. It is used as a rough measure in cooking and medicine, like a spoonful of sugar. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spoonful/#m2)

### In the lessons

In cooking and science, recipes and experiments use spoonfuls to measure: a teaspoon (small) or tablespoon (bigger). In health, medicine is often measured in spoonfuls, and an adult must give the right amount. Phrases: «a spoonful of», «heaped spoonful», «level spoonful».

### Examples

- Add a spoonful of sugar to the tea. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spoonful/#x1)
- Take one spoonful of medicine after dinner. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spoonful/#x2)
- She ate the yoghurt one spoonful at a time. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spoonful/#x3)
- Mix two spoonfuls of flour with water. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spoonful/#x4)
- A heaped spoonful has more than a level spoonful. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spoonful/#x5)
- The baby took one spoonful and spat it out. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spoonful/#x6)
- If each cup needs 3 spoonfuls of cocoa, 4 cups need 12 spoonfuls. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spoonful/#x7)
- The witch took a spoonful and tasted it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spoonful/#x8)

### Note

Countable noun; the plural is usually «spoonfuls» («spoonsful» is old and rare). Spelled with one l at the end: «-ful». In maths, spoonfuls are units: multiply spoonfuls per item by the number of items. Medicine must be measured with the proper spoon, not a guess.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «spoonful» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spoonful/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«spoonful» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/spoonful.html) on Mova free.