scoops (Meaning)
scoops
a tool or utensil shaped like a shovel for digging into a soft substance and lifting out a portion, a spoon-shaped surgical instrument used in extracting various materials (as pus or foreign bodies), a part forming or surrounding an opening for channeling a fluid (such as air) into a desired path, beat sense 5b, information of immediate interest, a deep shovel or similar implement for digging, dipping, or shoveling, the reporting of a news story ahead of competitors, beat sense 5a(2), to pick up quickly or surreptitiously with or as if with a sweep of the hand, a large ladle, a small tool for cutting or gouging, information especially of immediate interest, to make hollow, a rounded and usually low-cut neckline on a woman's garment, a usually hemispherical utensil for dipping food, the action of scooping, a hollow place, the amount held by a scoop, a small spoon-shaped utensil or instrument for cutting or gouging, a hole made by scooping, to take out or up with or as if with a scoop, a round utensil with a handle for dipping out soft food (as ice cream), to report a news story ahead of, an act or the action of scooping, the amount contained by a scoop, a large shovel (as for shoveling coal), to empty by ladling out the contents
Synonyms & Antonyms of scoops
scoops Sentence Examples
- The ice cream parlor offered scoops of every conceivable flavor.
- The chef carefully scooped the batter into the muffin tins.
- The child squealed with delight as he devoured his scoop of strawberry ice cream.
- The archaeologist meticulously scooped away layers of dirt to reveal an ancient artifact.
- The waiter deftly scooped the rice onto the plate.
- The snowplow scooped up mounds of snow, clearing the road.
- The surgeon deftly scooped out the cancerous tissue during the operation.
- The gardener scooped up a pile of compost and added it to the soil.
- The dog enthusiastically scooped up the ball and returned it to its owner.
- The volunteers scooped up the toys that had been scattered across the playroom.
FAQs About the word scoops
a tool or utensil shaped like a shovel for digging into a soft substance and lifting out a portion, a spoon-shaped surgical instrument used in extracting variou
spoons,ladles, dippers,tablespoons, skimmers, teaspoons
fills, pours,,
The ice cream parlor offered scoops of every conceivable flavor.
The chef carefully scooped the batter into the muffin tins.
The child squealed with delight as he devoured his scoop of strawberry ice cream.
The archaeologist meticulously scooped away layers of dirt to reveal an ancient artifact.
