Word Finder - scoop

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

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She kept a scoop in the dog food.

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

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

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The act of scooping, or taking with a scoop or ladle; a motion with a scoop, as in dipping or shovelling.

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A story or fact; especially, news learned and reported before anyone else.

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An opening in a hood/bonnet or other body panel to admit air, usually for cooling the engine.

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The digging attachment on a front-end loader.

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A place hollowed out; a basinlike cavity; a hollow.

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A spoon-shaped surgical instrument, used in extracting certain substances or foreign bodies.

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A special spinal board used by emergency medical service staff that divides laterally to scoop up patients.

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A sweep; a stroke; a swoop.

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The peak of a cap.

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A hole on the playfield that catches a ball, but eventually returns it to play in one way or another.

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To lift, move, or collect with a scoop or as though with a scoop.

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

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To make hollow; to dig out.

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

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

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

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(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.

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To pick (someone) up

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

They fit together as nice as hot apple pie and a scoop of cold ice cream.

Carmen left Alex with the doe and ducked into the dairy, returning with a scoop of alfalfa pellets she distributed in the long narrow feed trough along the wall.

So they re-introduced it as chick-wheels so the honeys along the beach could scoop out the surfers and maybe get laid.

Sofi made herself a milkshake consisting of frozen blood from Damian, chocolate syrup, pickles, and a scoop of ice cream.

Ten years before, John Worlidge, one of his correspondents, and the author of the Systema Agriculturae (1669), observes, " Sheep fatten very well on turnips, which prove an excellent nourishment for them in hard winters when fodder is scarce; for they will not only eat the greens, but feed on the roots in the ground, and scoop them hollow even to the very skin.

Scoop up the paste and rub it on your scars.

Its food consists almost solely of vegetables and honey, but the latter is its favourite food, - the extreme length and pliability of the tongue enabling it to scoop out the honeycombs from the hollows of trees.

Solomon directed the genii to scoop out a hollow for the throne on the summit of the mountain.

In the case of horizontal retorts the space between the top of the coal and the retort is of necessity considerable in order to permit the introduction of the scoop and rake; the gas has therefore a free channel to travel along, but has too much contact with the highly heated surface of the retort before it leaves the mouthpiece.

When water is required, a scoop is lowered into them from below the engine, and if the speed is sufficient the water is forced up it into the tender-tanks.

In Tirol, a single hole is made near the root of the tree in the spring; this is stopped with a plug, and the turpentine is removed by a scoop in the autumn; but each tree yields only from a few ounces to z lb by this process.

Steelyards, again, are frequently arranged as counter machines, having a scoop or pan resting on a pair of knife-edges at the short end, which is prevented V P FIG.

Dean found himself wanting to say "scoop."

In the Assyrian tools iron drifis are of slightly twisted scoop form (so), and of centre-bit type with two scraping edges (51).

In the first two cases a scoop, filled with coal from an overhead hopper carried by the travelling machine, is made to enter the retort and is turned over; the operation is then repeated, but this time the scoop is turned over in the opposite direction, the coal thus assuming such a position that as much of its under surface as possible is exposed to the heated side of the retort.

To the right the wall has a large shallow scoop.

In this category, you will also find electric boxes that scoop the litter after the cat uses the box.

The company recommends that you scoop out feces daily and change the litter once a week for best results.

This makes it easier to scoop out the soiled litter quickly and easily.

If you have cats, scoop the litter box right before the showing.

In mining, a "gouge" is the layer of soft rock or earth sometimes found in each side of a vein of coal or ore, which the miner can scoop out with his pick, and thus attack the vein more easily from the side.

Ricky Gervais has broken his award-winning streak, failing to scoop a top accolade for his radio show.

Scoop out the soft dough from the inside of the cases then return to the oven for 5 minutes.

Using two spoons or a small cookie scoop, create balls and place them about one-inch apart on a non-stick cookie sheet.

Lower your cat into the tub, and scoop water with a cup to get her wet all over.

If you have little to no patience for new products where the kinks are still being worked out, you might be better off with a LitterMaid self-cleaning box that uses scoopable litter or a system like Scoop Free.

When this type of litter gets wet, it clumps together in a small ball that is easy to scoop out.

You can buy a special scoop to facilitate this process at almost any pet store.

It's easier to forget to scoop because the litter is out of sight.

It is similar to the Super Scoop Clumping Litter.

Silica gel crystals are popular because they absorb a great deal of liquid, and make it possible for cat owners to "scoop out" urine when they scoop feces from the litter box.

If the older cat tries to attack the kitten, you want to be able to scoop her to safety quickly.

Each portion should be placed into a punch bowl, mostly thawed, with a scoop of ice cream on top.

You may also remove the top of the head, scoop out some and add strawberry jam.

Place a sheet of paper under your work area, so you can scoop excess flocking powder back into the jar for another project.

The neckline can be scoop, square, or sweetheart, and sleeves can be anywhere from long-sleeved to sleeveless.

Girls look great in scoop necks or sweetheart cut tops.

Rather than shop for designer denim like Seven jeans, scoop up a pair of black skinny pants, which will add a rocker punk look to all your tops, tanks, or dresses.

The silhouette is typically a scoop neck tank dress style that comes to the knee or slightly below.

You can also scoop one up in a wear-with-everything neutral hue, such as beige or khaki.

You may now use a slotted spoon or strainer to scoop up the seeds and use as you wish.

Scoop and spread half the ricotta mixture over the cooked noodles.

An engraved coffee scoop or a pack of personalized coffee will serve as a memento during a guest's hotel stay.

The Rosemary Company offers elegantly packaged coffee with a demitasse spoon or heart shaped scoop attached.

Decorate the candy table with appropriate linens, and consider tying bows around scoop handles or the candy containers for a coordinated look.

This is an excellent opportunity to make your guests feel involved by sharing the inside scoop on your day and recognizing those who play an important part in your wedding.

With a flat spatula, scoop globs of white buttercream frosting out of a bowl and place them on top of the cake.

According to MSNBC.com Scoop, the "maid" of honor will be photographer David LaChappelle, and the bride will forego her wedding bikini for a traditional white wedding gown (hey, you in the back, no snickering).

The kid's menu has chicken fingers, pizza, pasta, burgers and comes with a scoop of ice cream for only a dollar more.

Be sure each type of candy has the appropriate scoop or tongs that will fit into the bowl, jar, or other container.