spoons
/spuːnz/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.28 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A child's card game.
Example Sentences
- ""[…] You look very fit, Grannie, and Jerry says Aunt Mary is too young to be my aunt; I believe he is spoons on her already - what ho! my Uncle Jerry! Come and be introduced.""
- "[…] she will have grown older and wiser by that time; besides, I'm awful spoons on her—she is the sweetest little thing."
- "We took up the recommendation of the Pheasant in Brill, which is a lovely pub but which sadly only did food until 2 which we'd missed, so went to Spoons in Bicester for a late lunch instead, via a quick inspection of the charming little church in Ludgershall."
- "We went to Spoons but it was too busy so went across to The Punch House which I'm glad we did as the food was delicious. I had wild rice, nut and honey bake."