GET, WIN, TAKE, ETC. THE WOODEN SPOON

Meaning of GET, WIN, TAKE, ETC. THE WOODEN SPOON in English

( BrE , informal ) to come last in a race or competition

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ETC — abbreviation et cetera
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WIN — I. ˈwin verb ( won ˈwən ; won ; winning ; wins ) Etymology: Middle English winnen, from Old English …
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TAKE — I. ˈtāk transitive verb ( took ˈtu̇k, dial ˈtək ; or dialect tak·en ˈtākən sometimes -k ə ŋ ; taken …
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SPOON — I. ˈspün sometimes ˈspu̇n noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English spone, spoon, from Old English spōn; akin to Old …
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WOODEN — ˈwu̇d ə n adjective ( sometimes -er/-est ) 1. a. : made or consisting wholly or sometimes partly of wood …
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ETC — ənˈsōˌf]ōrth ]ȯrth, ]ōəth, ]ȯ(ə)th sometimes ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷; etˈsed.ərə, -setərə, -se.trə also ə̇tˈs- abbreviation Etymology: Latin et cetera et cetera — sometimes …
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WOODEN — (a.) Made or consisting of wood; pertaining to, or resembling, wood; as, a wooden box; a wooden leg; a wooden …
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WIN — (a.) To gain over to one's side or party; to obtain the favor, friendship, or support of; to render friendly …
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WIN — (a.) To gain by superiority in competition or contest; to obtain by victory over competitors or rivals; as, to win …
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SPOON — (n.) Anything which resembles a spoon in shape; esp. (Fishing), a spoon bait.
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SPOON — (v. i.) In croquet, golf, etc., to spoon a ball.
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SPOON — (v. i.) To fish with a spoon bait.
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SPOON — (v. t.) To catch by fishing with a spoon bait.
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WOODEN — ( a. ) Made or consisting of wood; pertaining to, or resembling, wood; as, a wooden box; a wooden leg; …
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WIN — ( a. ) To gain over to one's side or party; to obtain the favor, friendship, or support of; to …
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WIN — ( a. ) To gain by superiority in competition or contest; to obtain by victory over competitors or rivals; as, …
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SPOON — ( v. t. ) To take up in, or as in, a spoon.
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SPOON — ( n. ) Anything which resembles a spoon in shape; esp. (Fishing), a spoon bait.
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WOODEN — — woodenly , adv. — woodenness , n. /wood"n/ , adj. 1. consisting or made of wood; wood: a wooden …
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WIN — win 1 — winnable , adj. /win/ , v. , won, winning , n. v.i. 1. to finish first in …
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TAKE — — takable, takeable , adj. — taker , n. /tayk/ , v. , took, taken, taking , n. v.t. 1. …
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SPOON — — spoonless , adj. — spoonlike , adj. /spoohn/ , n. 1. a utensil for use in eating, stirring, measuring, …
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SPOON — v. take up in a spoon, transfer in a spoon; eat with a spoon; behave in an affectionate or sentimental …
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WIN — I. ˈwin verb ( won ˈwən ; win·ning ) Etymology: Middle English winnen, from Old English winnan to struggle; akin …
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TAKE — I. ˈtāk verb ( took ˈtu̇k ; tak·en ˈtā-kən ; tak·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English tacan, from …
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SPOON — I. ˈspün noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English spōn splinter, chip; akin to Old High German spān splinter, chip …
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GET — I. ˈget, ÷ˈgit verb ( got ˈgät ; got or got·ten ˈgä-t ə n ; get·ting ) Etymology: Middle English, …
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WOODEN — adjective Date: 1538 1. : made or consisting of wood 2. : lacking ease or flexibility : awkwardly stiff a …
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ETC — et cetera — usually punctuated
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WOODEN — adj clumsy; awkward; ungainly; stiff; spiritless. 2. wooden ·adj made or consisting of wood; pertaining to, or resembling, wood; as, …
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WIN — adj to extract, as ore or coal. 2. win ·adj to allure to kindness; to bring to compliance; to gain …
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TAKE — p.p. taken. 2. take ·noun the quantity or copy given to a compositor at one time. 3. take ·vi to …
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SPOON — noun fig.: a simpleton; a spooney. 2. spoon ·vi ·see spoom. 3. spoon ·vt to take up in, or as …
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WIN — [win] vb won ; win.ning [ME winnen, fr. OE winnan to struggle; akin to OHG winnan to struggle and prob. …
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TAKE — [take] vb took ; tak.en ; tak.ing [ME, fr. OE tacan, fr. ON taka; akin to MD taken to take] …
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SPOON — [spoon] n [ME, fr. OE spon splinter, chip; akin to OHG span splinter, chip] (14c) 1: an eating or cooking …
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ETC — [etc] abbreviation et cetera
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WOODEN — wooden BrE AmE ˈwʊd ə n ▷ wooden|ly li ▷ wooden|ness nəs nɪs ▶ ˌ wooden ˈ spoon BrE AmE
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SPOON — spoon BrE AmE spuːn ▷ spooned spuːnd ▷ spooning ˈspuːn ɪŋ ▷ spoons spuːnz
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ETC. — etc., etcetera, et cetera BrE AmE ( ˌ ) et ˈsetr ə ɪt-, ət-, !! ( ˌ ) ek-, -ˈset …
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WOODEN — / ˈwʊdn; NAmE / adjective 1. [ usually before noun ] made of wood : a wooden box 2. not …
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WIN — / wɪn; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( win·ning , won , won / wʌn; NAmE /) 1. …
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TAKE — / teɪk; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( took / tʊk; NAmE / taken / ˈteɪkən; NAmE /) …
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SPOON — / spuːn; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. a tool that has a handle with a shallow bowl …
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GET — / get; NAmE / verb ( getting , got , got / gɒt; NAmE gɑːt/) HELP NOTE : In spoken …
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ETC. — / ˌet ˈsetərə; NAmE ; ˌɪt/ abbreviation used after a list to show that there are other things that you …
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WOODEN — Wooden, John BrE AmE (1910–) a US college ↑ basketball ↑ coach (=someone who trains people and teams) , thought …
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WOODEN — wood ‧ en S3 W3 /ˈwʊdn/ BrE AmE adjective [ Word Family: adjective : ↑ wooded , ↑ wooden , …
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WIN — I. win 1 S1 W1 /wɪn/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle won /wʌn/, present participle winning …
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SPOON — I. spoon 1 S3 /spuːn/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: spon 'piece of wood split …
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ETC — etc. BrE AmE ( also etc British English ) /et ˈset ə rə/ adverb (et cetera) used in writing after …
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ETC. — etc. BrE AmE ( also etc British English ) /et ˈset ə rə/ adverb (et cetera) used in writing after …
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WOODEN — adj. 1 made of wood. 2 like wood. 3 a stiff, clumsy, or stilted; without animation or flexibility (wooden movements; …
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WIN — v. & n. --v. (winning; past and past part. won) 1 tr. acquire or secure as a result of a …
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TAKE — v. & n. --v. (took; taken) 1 tr. lay hold of; get into one's hands. 2 tr. acquire, get possession …
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SPOON — n. & v. --n. 1 a a utensil consisting of an oval or round bowl and a handle for conveying …
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GET — v. & n. --v. (getting; past got; past part. got or US (and in comb.) gotten) 1 tr. come into …
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