"spoons" meaning in English

See spoons in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /spuːnz/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-spoons.wav [UK] Forms: spoon [singular], spoons [plural]
Head templates: {{noun|spoon}} [POS TABLE]
  1. The plural form of spoon; more than one (kind of) spoon.
    Sense id: simple-spoons-en-noun-hM8zLGDp Categories (other): Plurals
  2. Spoons is a card game played by children.
    Sense id: simple-spoons-en-noun-DpTGXLIj

Verb

IPA: /spuːnz/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-spoons.wav [UK] Forms: spoon [canonical], spoons [third-person, singular], spooned [past], spooned [past, participle], spooning [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|spoon}} [POS TABLE]
  1. The third-person singular form of spoon.
    Sense id: simple-spoons-en-verb--S5Elzn3
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