tablespoon
2 synonyms for tablespoon, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — A big spoon used for eating food, such as soup, from a bowl.
Synonyms
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
tablespoonful
tbsp
Synonyms by Meaning
1. noun
A big spoon used for eating food, such as soup, from a bowl.
tablespoonful
2. noun
A unit of volume, the value of which varies regionally; in the US: three teaspoons or one half fluid ounce or roughly 15 ml; in Britain and Canada: exactly 15 ml; in Russia 18 ml; in Australia: four teaspoons or 20 ml.
“In Australia, 1 tablespoon equals 20 ml, and there are 4 teaspoons in the Australian tablespoon.”
