scoopful
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| —n | |
| 1. | a utensil used as a shovel or ladle, esp a small shovel with deep sides and a short handle, used for taking up flour, corn, etc |
| 2. | a utensil with a long handle and round bowl used for dispensing liquids |
| 3. | a utensil with a round bowl and short handle, sometimes with a mechanical device to empty the bowl, for serving ice cream or mashed potato |
| 4. | anything that resembles a scoop in action, such as the bucket on a dredge |
| 5. | a spoonlike surgical instrument for scraping or extracting foreign matter, etc, from the body |
| 6. | the quantity taken up by a scoop |
| 7. | the act of scooping, dredging, etc |
| 8. | a hollow cavity |
| 9. | slang a large quick gain, as of money |
| 10. | a news story reported in one newspaper before all the others; an exclusive |
| 11. | any sensational piece of news |
| —vb | |
| 12. | ( |
| 13. | ( |
| 14. | to win (a prize, award, or large amount of money) |
| 15. | to beat (rival newspapers) in uncovering a news item |
| 16. | sport to hit (the ball) on its underside so that it rises into the air |
| [C14: via Middle Dutch schōpe from Germanic; compare Old High German scephan to ladle, German schöpfen, Schaufel | |
| 'scooper | |
| —n | |
| 'scoopful | |
| —n | |
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Scoopful
is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
Example sentences
Add the mixed aggregate to the bowl, introducing each scoopful in a manner which minimizes entrapped air.
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