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utensil

noun

uten·​sil yu̇-ˈten(t)-səl How to pronounce utensil (audio)
ˈyü-ˌten(t)-
1
: an implement, instrument, or vessel used in a household and especially a kitchen
2
: a useful tool or implement

Synonyms

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implement, tool, instrument, appliance, utensil mean a relatively simple device for performing work.

implement may apply to anything necessary to perform a task.

crude stone implements
farm implements

tool suggests an implement adapted to facilitate a definite kind or stage of work and suggests the need of skill more strongly than implement.

a carpenter's tools

instrument suggests a device capable of delicate or precise work.

the dentist's instruments

appliance refers to a tool or instrument utilizing a power source and suggests portability or temporary attachment.

household appliances

utensil applies to a device used in domestic work or some routine unskilled activity.

kitchen utensils

Example Sentences

participants in the class must supply their own writing utensils
Recent Examples on the Web Add a small container or packet of whatever sandwich condiment your child prefers, along with a utensil to spread it with. Ellie Krieger, Washington Post, 18 Aug. 2022 Yes, the cast members grabbed an item of personal value — clothes, talisman, trinket, writing utensil — that will forever remind them of and bind them to what went down on the desert from 2015 to 2022. Dan Snierson, EW.com, 19 Aug. 2022 The spork might still be the best camp utensil of all time. Editors Of Men's Health, Men's Health, 12 July 2022 Also, use a utensil that’s smooth, not rough or worn (as the latter will likely to hold onto cake crumbs). Washington Post, 11 May 2022 In one extreme case, a six-year-old was sentenced to forty-five days in a reform school for bringing a Cub Scouts camping utensil, which included a knife, to school. Matthew Hutson, The New Yorker, 7 June 2022 Her principal utensil is a knife, but in a sense, Melanie Kehoss also uses a trowel. Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 3 June 2022 The skillet makes for the ideal utensil to cook meats or vegetables. Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 24 Apr. 2022 The search for the single perfect utensil is more than a century old. Andrew Freeman, Outside Online, 21 May 2012 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, vessels for domestic use, from Middle French utensile, from Latin utensilia, from neuter plural of utensilis useful, from uti to use

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of utensil was in the 14th century

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