teaspoonful
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teaspoonfuls
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the amount a teaspoon can hold.
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a volumetric measure equal to 1/6 fluid ounce (4.9 milliliters); 1/3 tablespoonful. t., tsp.
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About a teaspoonful of the asteroid was sent to scientists in the UK.
From BBC ● Jan. 29, 2025
I take a teaspoonful before bed, and that usually keeps any infection under control.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 19, 2022
Another way to achieve this is by taking a page out of "Good Eats" host Alton Brown's book: Add a teaspoonful of mayonnaise to your scrambled eggs.
From Salon ● Aug. 7, 2021
And we willingly eat honey, each teaspoonful of which represents the lifetime regurgitations of 50 bees.
From New York Times ● Sep. 7, 2018
Later, when I was brought dinner, stiff cold porridge with a half teaspoonful of sugar, I refused to eat it.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
Most supermarket-brand carbonated drinks have between nine and 13 teaspoonfuls.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 18, 2015
Cover with the remaining brownie mix and top with more teaspoonfuls of caramel.
From The Guardian ● May 18, 2012
Scrape half the mixture into the tin and dot teaspoonfuls of salted caramel over the surface.
From The Guardian ● May 18, 2012
As the clock struck six one morning, the hour that ended his fast, Pereda sat up, crossed himself, bowed his head in silent prayer, then swallowed two teaspoonfuls of grapefruit juice.
From Time Magazine Archive
Nasal douches, consisting of three teaspoonfuls of the crude acid in a quart of water, were employed every hour by means of the ordinary irrigator.
From Health, Happiness, and Longevity Health without medicine: happiness without money: the result, longevity by Louis Philippe McCarty
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