teaspoonful
Americannoun
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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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I take a teaspoonful before bed, and that usually keeps any infection under control.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 19, 2022
The pool of aspirants is too large and the quantity of jobs too small, and of those jobs only a teaspoonful are remunerative enough to pay for such things as rent.
From New York 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
Some of the facts about these cataclysmic events are staggering: for example, neutron stars are so dense that a teaspoonful would weigh a billion tonnes.
From BBC ● Dec. 24, 2017
I showed him the directions on the label—how you take a level teaspoonful and just add boiling water—but he insisted there was some kind of skill involved.
From "The Pigman" by Paul Zindel
A can of Coca-Cola or Pepsi contains the equivalent of nine teaspoonfuls of sugar.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 18, 2015
Most supermarket-brand carbonated drinks have between nine and 13 teaspoonfuls.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 18, 2015
Scrape half the mixture into the tin and dot teaspoonfuls of salted caramel over the surface.
From The Guardian ● May 18, 2012
Daily rations were one biscuit, one-quarter of a cup of water, two teaspoonfuls of condensed milk.
From Time Magazine Archive
Sift together one cupful each of rye meal and white flour, add two teaspoonfuls of baking powder, a pinch of salt, and a tablespoonful of sugar.
From The Myrtle Reed Cook Book by Myrtle Reed
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