utensil

utensil
[[t]juːte̱ns(ə)l[/t]]
utensils
N-COUNT: usu pl
Utensils are tools or objects that you use in order to help you to cook or to do other tasks in your home.

...utensils such as bowls, steamers and frying pans...

The best carving utensil is a long, sharp, flexible knife.


English dictionary. 2008.

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  • Utensil — Utensil: I.Utensil,das:⇨Gebrauchsgegenstand II.Utensilien(Pl):⇨Zubehör(1) …   Das Wörterbuch der Synonyme

  • Utensil — U*ten sil (?; 277), n. [F. utensile, ustensile, L. utensile, fr. utensilis that may be used, fit for use, fr. uti, p. p. usus, to use. See {Use}, v. t.] That which is used; an instrument; an implement; especially, an instrument or vessel used in… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • utensil — index appliance, device (mechanism)), expedient, instrument (tool), tool Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton …   Law dictionary

  • utensil — late 14c., from O.Fr. utensile implement, from L. utensilia materials, things for use, noun use of neut. pl. of utensilis fit for use, from uti (see USE (Cf. use)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • utensil — *implement, tool, instrument, appliance Analogous words: *device, contrivance, contraption, gadget …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • utensil — [n] tool, usually for eating apparatus, appliance, contrivance, convenience, device, equipment, fork, gadget, implement, instrument, knife, silverware, spoon, tableware, ware; concepts 493,499 …   New thesaurus

  • utensil — ► NOUN ▪ a tool or container, especially for household use. ORIGIN from Latin utensilis usable , from uti to use …   English terms dictionary

  • utensil — [yo͞o ten′səl] n. [ME utensele < MFr utensile < L utensilia, materials, utensils < neut. pl. of utensilis, fit for use < uti, to use] 1. any implement or container ordinarily used as in a kitchen 2. an implement or tool, as for use in …   English World dictionary

  • utensil — UK [juːˈtens(ə)l] / US [juˈtens(ə)l] noun [countable] Word forms utensil : singular utensil plural utensils something that you use for cooking or eating with a range of stainless steel cooking utensils …   English dictionary

  • Utensil — Uten|sil [utɛn zi:l], das; s, Utensilien [utɛn zi:li̯ən] <meist Plural>: Gegenstand, den man zu einem bestimmten Zweck braucht: alle Utensilien findest du im Bad; in ihrer Handtasche befanden sich die üblichen Utensilien. Syn.: ↑ Requisit.… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • utensil — noun Utensil is used after these nouns: ↑kitchen …   Collocations dictionary

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