spoon vs spoons

spoon

noun
  • An implement for stirring food while being prepared; a wooden spoon. 

  • A type of metal lure resembling the concave head of a tablespoon. 

  • An oar. 

  • A safety handle on a hand grenade, a trigger. 

  • A measure that will fit into a spoon; a spoonful. 

  • An implement for eating or serving; a scooped utensil whose long handle is straight, in contrast to a ladle. 

  • A spoon excavator. 

  • A metaphoric unit of finite physical and mental energy available for daily activities, especially in the context of living with chronic illness or disability. 

verb
  • To hit (the ball) weakly, pushing it with a lifting motion, instead of striking with an audible knock. 

  • To fish with a concave spoon bait. 

  • To catch by fishing with a concave spoon bait. 

  • To lie nestled front-to-back, following the contours of the bodies, in a manner reminiscent of stacked spoons. 

  • To serve using a spoon; to transfer (something) with a spoon. 

spoons

noun
  • A pair of spoons used as a musical instrument by tapping them on parts of the body. 

  • A child's card game. 

How often have the words spoon and spoons occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )