teaspoon

tea·spoon

noun \ˈtē-ˌspün, -ˈspün\

Definition of TEASPOON

1

: a small spoon that is used especially for eating soft foods and stirring beverages and that holds about one third of a tablespoon

2

: a unit of measure especially in cookery equal to ¹⁄₆ fluid ounce or ¹⁄₃ tablespoon (5 milliliters)

Examples of TEASPOON

1. She stirred her coffee with a teaspoon.
2. He measured the salt with a teaspoon.
3. She put a teaspoon of sugar in her coffee.

First Known Use of TEASPOON

1686

Rhymes with TEASPOON

aswoon, attune, baboon, balloon, bassoon, blue moon, buffoon, Calhoun, Cancún, cardoon, cartoon, cocoon, commune, doubloon, dragoon, festoon, fine-tune, forenoon, full moon, gaboon, gadroon, galloon, Gudrun, half-moon, harpoon, high noon, immune, impugn, jargoon, jejune, Kowloon, Kunlun, lagoon, lampoon, lardoon, Maine coon, maroon, monsoon, Neptune, new moon, oppugn, Pashtun, patroon, platoon, poltroon, pontoon, premune, puccoon, quadroon, ratoon, repugn, rough-hewn, saloon, Sassoon, shalloon, soupspoon, spittoon, spontoon, tribune, triune, tuchun, tycoon, typhoon, untune, Walloon

tea·spoon

noun \ˈtē-ˌspün, -ˈspün\   (Medical Dictionary)

Medical Definition of TEASPOON

: a unit of measure equal to ¹⁄₆ fluid ounce or ¹⁄₃ tablespoon or 5 milliliters