teaspoon, teaspoonful
(noun) as much as a teaspoon will hold
Source: WordNet® 3.1
teaspoonful (plural teaspoonfuls or teaspoonsful)
A unit of capacity equal to the amount a teaspoon can hold which is taken approximately as 5ml.
Source: Wiktionary
Tea"spoon`ful, n.; pl. Teaspoonfuls (.
Definition: As much as teaspoon will hold; enough to fill a teaspoon; -- usually reckoned at a fluid dram or one quarter of a tablespoonful.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
20 November 2024
(noun) an injection of a liquid through the anus to stimulate evacuation; sometimes used for diagnostic purposes
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
