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Tablespoon

see synonyms of tablespoon

Noun

1. tablespoon, tablespoonful

as much as a tablespoon will hold

2. tablespoon

a spoon larger than a dessert spoon; used for serving

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Tablespoon

see synonyms of tablespoon
noun
1. 
a spoon, larger than a dessertspoon, used for serving food, etc
2. Also called: tablespoonful
the amount contained in such a spoon
3. 
a unit of capacity used in cooking, medicine, etc, equal to half a fluid ounce or three teaspoons

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Tablespoon

see synonyms of tablespoon
noun
1. 
a. 
a large spoon used for serving at table
b. 
soupspoon
2. 
a spoon used as a measuring unit in cookery, equal to about half a fluid ounce or 3 teaspoons
abbrev. tbs or tbsp
3. 
tablespoonful

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Tablespoon

see synonyms of tablespoon
n.
1. A large spoon for serving food.
2. Abbr. T or tbs. or tbsp. A household cooking measure equal to 3 teaspoons, or 1/2 fluid ounce (15 milliliters). See Table at measurement.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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