1
: a small spoon that is used especially for eating soft foods and stirring beverages and that holds about one third of a tablespoon
2
: a unit of measure especially in cookery equal to ¹/₆ fluid ounce or ¹/₃ tablespoon (5 milliliters)
Examples of teaspoon in a Sentence
She stirred her coffee with a teaspoon.
He measured the salt with a teaspoon.
She put a teaspoon of sugar in her coffee.
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Ann Taylor Pittman, Southern Living, 5 June 2025
Add the onions, ½ teaspoon of the pepper, and the chicken pieces.
—Georgeanne Brennan, Mercury News, 5 June 2025
And then the continuity, the teaspoon has to go back in the cup exactly the way...
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 3 June 2025
Just a teaspoon of the toxic metal can contaminate a 20-acre lake.
—Michael Hawthorne, Chicago Tribune, 25 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for teaspoon
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“Teaspoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/teaspoon. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.
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teaspoon
noun
tea·spoon
ˈtē-ˌspün 
-ˈspün
1
: a small spoon used especially for eating soft foods and stirring beverages
2
: a unit of measure used especially in cooking equal to ⅙ fluid ounce or ⅓ tablespoon (about 5 milliliters)
Medical Definition
teaspoon
noun
tea·spoon
ˈtē-ˌspün, -ˈspün
: a unit of measure equal to ¹/₆ fluid ounce or ¹/₃ tablespoon or 5 milliliters
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