Home › Words › S › saltspoonsaltspoonsaltspoon means A small spoon used for serving or measuring salt, equivalent to ⅛ teaspoon.EtymologyFrom salt + spoon.nounA small spoon used for serving or measuring salt, equivalent to ⅛ teaspoon.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.saltspoonful 79% match — As much as will fit in a saltspoon. vs saltspoon →dessertspoon 67% match — A unit of measure, being equivalent to two teaspoons or two-thirds of a tablespoon, or approximately ten millilitres; a dessertspoonful. vs saltspoon →dessertspoonful 64% match — A quantity of something about the volume of a dessertspoon, or two teaspoons. vs saltspoon →soupspoonful 62% match — The amount that may be held by a soupspoon. vs saltspoon →coffeespoonful 62% match — The amount that a coffee spoon will hold. vs saltspoon →earspoon 61% match — A very small spoon used as an earpick. vs saltspoon →spoonload 60% match — A generous spoonful. vs saltspoon →eggspoonful 59% match — The amount that an egg spoon will hold. vs saltspoon →