I. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a soup spoon (= a spoon with a rounder part that you eat from than an ordinary spoon )
greasy spoon
slotted spoon
soup spoon
wooden spoon
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
greasy
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When Buck and Ratso go to another greasy spoon , a crazy is ranting in the background.
large
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Add the grated orange rind and the sherry or milk and fold in with a large spoon .
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Add meat to skillet and cook over high heat, stirring with a large spoon , until lightly browned.
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Fold in the remaining cream with a large metal spoon . 3 Lightly whisk the egg white; fold into chocolate mixture.
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To serve, cut through crust with a knife and serve filling with a large spoon .
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Put one layer on a large plate and spoon on one third of the pastry cream.
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Mix together with fingers, a large spoon , or with an electric mixer.
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Pounding is done with a large wooden spoon .
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Using a large spoon , skim most of the fat off the pan drippings.
silver
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Some of my guests were born sucking on the proverbial silver spoon , others knew hard times.
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Reese grew up with a silver spoon .
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Success was supposed to be reserved for those with silver spoons in their mouths.
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Coaches of silver spoons , coins and other treasures will be displayed to complement the Civil War exhibition.
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In her innocence, Ma keeps waving the silver spoon .
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She thinks that we have absolutely no understanding of anybody because we were born with a silver spoon in our mouths.
slotted
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Remove the potatoes with a slotted spoon , leaving the liquid behind.
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Remove meat with slotted spoon and set aside.
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She was dancing the slotted spoon in and out of the fish-kettle, a clatter of aluminium.
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With a slotted spoon , transfer leg-thigh pieces to a plate, cover, and keep warm.
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Remove from the pan with a slotted spoon and keep warm.
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Remove with a slotted spoon and set aside on paper towels until needed.
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Remove with slotted spoon and reserve in a small bowl.
wooden
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Makes about 24 1 Beat butter and sugar with a wooden spoon in a mixing bowl until light and creamy.
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When all the cornmeal is added, begin stirring with a long-handled wooden spoon .
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Break up the chunks with a wooden spoon as it cooks, then strain the pulp through a jelly bag.
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With wooden spoon , cream butter and peanut butter until smooth, add sugar and cream well.
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She whacked butter and eggs with her wooden spoon .
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In the family trash they found the remnants of a broken wooden spoon wrapped in a bloody diaper.
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Tubs, wooden spoons , choc ices everywhere.
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He heats up the sauce in a blue sauce-pan, stirring it with a wooden spoon .
■ NOUN
metal
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Fold into mixture with a metal spoon . 3.
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If you put a metal spoon in a cup of hot water, it gets hot very quickly.
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Fold in the remaining cream with a large metal spoon . 3 Lightly whisk the egg white; fold into chocolate mixture.
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Application Tell the students that chimes can be made by using a metal spoon instead of a coat hanger.
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Cut the mangoes in half and scoop out the flesh with a metal spoon .
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Spoon the mixture into the prepared tin and press down with the back of a metal spoon .
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Fold in the remainder of the sugar with a metal spoon , cutting the egg whites rather than mixing them.
soup
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His wife fiddled with her spoons , putting the dessert spoon into the curve of the soup spoon.
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He picked up his soup spoon and banged it twice on the table.
■ VERB
born
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She thinks that we have absolutely no understanding of anybody because we were born with a silver spoon in our mouths.
pick
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Millie glances at each of her parents in turn, then picks up her dessert spoon and studies that instead.
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He picked up his soup spoon and banged it twice on the table.
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She picked up a slotted spoon from the table and beat gently on the tin lid.
put
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They put down their porridge spoons and stood up, politely and meekly.
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Mrs Garner put down her cooking spoon .
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Prinz scooped up the last of his ice cream and put down his spoon .
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Aunt Tossie put the long-handled gravy spoon back in the napkin-swathed pudding bowl and waited in happy expectation for the sea-kale.
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If you put a metal spoon in a cup of hot water, it gets hot very quickly.
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His wife fiddled with her spoons , putting the dessert spoon into the curve of the soup spoon.
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Twenty minutes later, as we put down our spoons , the lobsters are done.
serve
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Just before serving spoon a little mayonnaise on to each egg.
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Arrange duck pieces on individual serving plates and spoon sauce over top.
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Present at table and serve guests with serving spoon .
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To serve , spoon 2 tablespoons warm sauce on to each of 12 plates; top with a wedge of torte.
set
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When lightly set all over, spoon the rice into a serving dish and garnish with the pepper, cabbage and kale.
stir
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She stirred it with her spoon without much enthusiasm.
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Add meat to skillet and cook over high heat, stirring with a large spoon , until lightly browned.
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They swirled together as though they had been stirred with a spoon .
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My mind felt like oat bran stirred with a spoon .
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Deglaze pan with wine, stirring with a wooden spoon to loosen food particles.
use
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You may also use a clean spoon or piece of paper. 2.
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I use one spoon to eat the soup, another to stir the coffee and then the cereal.
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Remove to a plate using a slotted spoon . 3.
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What happens if you use a smaller spoon ?
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Remove the meat and onions from the pan using a slotted spoon . 4.
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Application Tell the students that chimes can be made by using a metal spoon instead of a coat hanger.
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Mound banana mixture in bottom crust, using slotted spoon .
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Why did they need to use a clean spoon ?
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
be born with a silver spoon in your mouth
serving spoon/dish etc
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Arrange on a hot serving dish, pour a little sauce over and serve the rest separately.
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Bedford scooped potatoes from a serving dish on to his plate.
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Place noodles in serving dish and top with 1 / 2 of sauce, stirring together slightly.
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Present at table and serve guests with serving spoon.
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Remove to a serving dish and keep warm.
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Spoon into a serving dish and serve warm - but not too hot or the syrup will burn.
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Stir this into the fromagefrais and pour over the still-hot potatoes in their serving dish.
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The food is then pushed out of its protective package and left in its serving dish to be cooked in a hot-air oven.
win/collect/take etc the wooden spoon
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When he motioned for her to take the wooden spoon from him she did so, avoiding touching him at all costs.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Fold in the remaining cream with a large metal spoon . 3 Lightly whisk the egg white; fold into chocolate mixture.
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Give a different student the saucepan and the spoon and ask her to stand close to the bowl without touching it.
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Makes about 24 1 Beat butter and sugar with a wooden spoon in a mixing bowl until light and creamy.
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Mum's cakes always sank, and Dad liked eating the sticky part in the middle with a spoon .
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With a small spoon , scrape out the seeds and any membranes.
II. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
soup
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They taught them to spoon their soup in peace.
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Harriet was spooning in soup , and broke hunks of bread into it.
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Must remember to spoon up my soup away from me and not slurp it all down my chin.
■ VERB
serve
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To serve , spoon the sorbet into the reserved mango skins or in individual glasses and decorate with sprigs of mint.
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To serve , spoon yellow pepper puree on the plates and top with the red peppers.
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Return all veal to pan and heat briefly. Serve immediately, spooning sauce over scaloppine.
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Remove steaks from grill and serve with onion mixture spooned over top.
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To serve , spoon a pool of mustard sauce on each warm serving plate and arrange rabbit pieces on top.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
serving spoon/dish etc
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Arrange on a hot serving dish, pour a little sauce over and serve the rest separately.
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Bedford scooped potatoes from a serving dish on to his plate.
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Place noodles in serving dish and top with 1 / 2 of sauce, stirring together slightly.
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Present at table and serve guests with serving spoon.
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Remove to a serving dish and keep warm.
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Spoon into a serving dish and serve warm - but not too hot or the syrup will burn.
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Stir this into the fromagefrais and pour over the still-hot potatoes in their serving dish.
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The food is then pushed out of its protective package and left in its serving dish to be cooked in a hot-air oven.
win/collect/take etc the wooden spoon
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When he motioned for her to take the wooden spoon from him she did so, avoiding touching him at all costs.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Cook chicken for about 15-20 mins each side, spooning over remaining marinade until golden brown.
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Juliet tensed as she spooned drinking chocolate into two mugs.
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Place meat in broiler pan and spoon some marinade over it.
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She spooned extra sugar into her mug.
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They did not spoon , though Bessie strategically led her husband away so the two could be alone.
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To serve, spoon yellow pepper puree on the plates and top with the red peppers.
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With a piece of fresh bread in his other hand, Jack spooned it all down hungrily.
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You had it all, boys, the big silver spoon most people can only dream about.