teaspoonful

CEFRB1

/ˈtiːspuːnfəl/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The amount that fits in a teaspoon.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A unit of capacity equal to the amount a teaspoon can hold which is taken approximately as 5 ml.

Examples

  • A teaspoonful is less than a tablespoonful.

  • Add the juice of half a lime and a teaspoonful of demerara sugar.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1
Synonyms
1

Deep Dive

More examples

In context

  • “When I say mind,” said the blood relation, “I refer to the quarter-teaspoonful of brain which you might possibly find in her head if you sank an artesian well.”

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From teaspoon + -ful.