
Scoop
Quantities matter
Used for specific amounts, often of food or materials one can measure.
She asked for three scoops of rice.
Associated with softness
Typically involves substances that are soft or loose, not hard or solid.
He scooped a handful of sand.
Implies a container
Suggests that there is a container from which the substance is being taken.
She had a scoop of laundry detergent from the box.