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scoops

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1 syllable
6 characters
English (US)
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scoops

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Because it is a word with a single syllable, scoops is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.

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Definitions ofscoops

1noun
  • Any cup- or bowl-shaped tool, usually with a handle, used to lift and move loose or soft solid material.

    Example: "She kept a scoop in the dog food."

  • The amount or volume of loose or solid material held by a particular scoop.

    Example: "I'll have one scoop of chocolate ice-cream."

  • The act of scooping, or taking with a scoop or ladle; a motion with a scoop, as in dipping or shovelling.
  • A story or fact; especially, news learned and reported before anyone else.
  • An opening in a hood/bonnet or other body panel to admit air, usually for cooling the engine.
  • The digging attachment on a front-end loader.
  • A place hollowed out; a basinlike cavity; a hollow.
  • A spoon-shaped surgical instrument, used in extracting certain substances or foreign bodies.
  • A special spinal board used by emergency medical service staff that divides laterally to scoop up patients.
  • A sweep; a stroke; a swoop.
  • The peak of a cap.
  • A hole on the playfield that catches a ball, but eventually returns it to play in one way or another.
1verb
  • To lift, move, or collect with a scoop or as though with a scoop.

    Example: "He used both hands to scoop water and splash it on his face."

  • To make hollow; to dig out.

    Example: "I tried scooping a hole in the sand with my fingers."

  • To report on something, especially something worthy of a news article, before (someone else).

    Example: "The paper across town scooped them on the City Hall scandal."

  • (often with "up") To begin a vocal note slightly below the target pitch and then to slide up to the target pitch, especially in country music.
  • To pick (someone) up

    Example: "You have a car. Can you come and scoop me?"

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