utensil

[yoo-ten-suhl] / yuˈtɛn səl /

NOUN

tool, usually for eating

Synonyms

STRONGEST

appliance equipment fork gadget instrument knife silverware tableware ware

STRONG

apparatus contrivance convenience device implement spoon

Usage

What are other ways to say utensil? A utensil is an article used especially for domestic use: kitchen utensils. An instrument is anything used in doing a certain type of work or producing a certain result, especially such as requires delicacy, accuracy, or precision: surgical or musical instruments. A tool is a contrivance held in and worked by the hand, for assisting the work of (especially) mechanics or skilled laborers: a carpenter's tools. An implement is any tool or contrivance designed or used for a particular purpose: agricultural implements.

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Do they expect to use your silverware or should they buy some plastic utensils?

From MarketWatch

Anera says its kitchens also lack utensils, packaging and canisters of gas, with which it would be cleaner to cook.

From BBC

When some people criticized him for eating biryani, a rice-and-meat dish, with his hands rather than with utensils, many Indians rose to his defense.

From The Wall Street Journal

The products are attracting new waves of buyers and have made the writing utensils more popular than ever.

From The Wall Street Journal

But you can prolong their life with a few easy moves: Avoid metal utensils and high heat, both of which weaken their coating, and hand-wash them after they’ve cooled.

From The Wall Street Journal

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