Moby Thesaurus. Grady Ward. 1996.
spoonlike — adjective Resembling or characteristic of a spoon … Wiktionary
spoonlike — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ adjective : resembling a spoon (as in shape or function) … Useful english dictionary
apatosaurus — [ə pat΄ə sôr′əs, ap΄ət əsôr′əs] n. any of a genus (Apatosaurus) of huge sauropod dinosaurs of the Late Cretaceous, weighing more than 18,000 kg (20 tons) * * * Genus of giant herbivorous dinosaur, one of the largest land animals of all time.… … Universalium
scoop — A narrow, spoonlike instrument for extracting the contents of cavities or cysts. [A.S. skopa] * * * scoop sküp n a spoon shaped surgical instrument used in extracting various materials (as pus or foreign bodies) * * * (sk p) a spoonlike… … Medical dictionary
Spoonworm — Spoon worm (sp[=oo]n w[^u]rm ), n. (Zo[ o]l.) A gephyrean worm of the genus {Thalassema}, having a spoonlike proboscis. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
melon baller — noun Date: 1950 a spoonlike utensil with a sharp edge used especially for cutting ball shaped pieces from the pulp of a fruit … New Collegiate Dictionary
List of types of spoons — For description and history, see spoon. For spoons other than utensils, see Spoon (disambiguation). Eating utensils Spoons are primarily used to transfer edibles from vessel to mouth, usually at a dining table. Named after a drink or food with… … Wikipedia
cephalopod — /sef euh leuh pod /, n. 1. any mollusk of the class Cephalopoda, having tentacles attached to the head, including the cuttlefish, squid, and octopus. adj. 2. Also, cephalopodic, cephalopodous /sef euh lop euh deuhs/. belonging or pertaining to… … Universalium
diplodocus — /di plod euh keuhs/, n., pl. diplodocuses. a huge herbivorous dinosaur of the genus Diplodocus, from the Late Jurassic Epoch of western North America, growing to a length of about 87 ft. (26.5 m). [ < NL (1878), equiv. to diplo DIPLO + Gk dokós… … Universalium
excavator — /eks keuh vay teuhr/, n. 1. a person or thing that excavates. 2. a power driven machine for digging, moving, or transporting loose gravel, sand, or soil. 3. a sharp, spoonlike instrument used for scraping out diseased tissue, as in dentistry.… … Universalium
