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utensil

(juːtensəl)
Word forms: plural utensils
countable noun [usually plural]
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.
Synonyms: implement, tool, instrument, aid More Synonyms of utensil

utensil in British English

(juːˈtɛnsəl)
noun
an implement, tool, or container for practical use
writing utensils
Word origin
C14 utensele, via Old French from Latin ūtēnsilia necessaries, from ūtēnsilis available for use, from ūtī to use

utensil in American English

(juˈtɛnsəl)
noun
1. 
any implement or container ordinarily used as in a kitchen
2. 
an implement or tool, as for use in farming
SIMILAR WORDS:  ˈimplement
Word origin
ME utensele < MFr utensile < L utensilia, materials, utensils < neut. pl. of utensilis, fit for use < uti, to use

Examples of 'utensil' in a sentence
utensil

Heads are flattened and kitchen utensils used in curious ways.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The family had little money and he took odd jobs serving in a tea shop and washing cooking utensils for a roadside food stall.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
On the night of the ceremony for his appointment he was found in the kitchen, washing cooking utensils and dishes.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
See also Pointless kitchen utensils.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The utensils we use can make a difference to our enjoyment of a meal.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
These men were not troubled with cooking utensils.
Smout, T.C. & Wood, Sydney Scottish Voices 1745-1960 (1990)
Perhaps it is time to branch into kitchen utensils?
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Aluminium has been extensively used for household utensils for many years.
Lashford, Stephanie The Residue Report - an action plan for safer food (1988)
Make sure you have the utensils to cook the planned dishes.
Thomas Blaikie Blaikie's Guide to Modern Manners (2005)
His kitchen utensils could do with a wipe.
The Sun (2012)
For a second project take a group of household objects such as tableware or kitchen utensils.
Freeman, Michael Collins Complete Guide to Photography (1993)
Dining tables and kitchen utensils are all reduced.
The Sun (2014)
They lacked bedding and cooking utensils.
Bramwell, Anna C Refugees in the Age of Total War (1988)
Lots of kitchen utensils were out.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
 Cooking utensils, chairs and tables were scoured with white sand.
Smout, T.C. & Wood, Sydney Scottish Voices 1745-1960 (1990)
We get aluminium from cooking utensils and food packaging, including aluminium foil.
Holford, Patrick The Family Nutrition Workbook (1988)
It also had cooking utensils, camping stove and enough cutlery to host a dinner party.
The Sun (2008)
Working with long-forgotten kitchen utensils was not easy.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The only other contents of the spartan space were eating utensils, a bucket and a sleeping mat.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Don't share eating and drinking utensils with others and avoid close contact with people with sore throats.
The Sun (2007)
I think women tend to use fewer utensils when cooking than men.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
I like to cook the recipes for my books at home first and use new utensils and pots and pans.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
There was always a general need for cooking utensils, and only about one man in a hundred was provided with any.
Kishlansky, Mark A. (editor) Sources of the West: Readings in Western Civilization, Volume 1: From the Beginningto 1715 (1995)
It's partly the dynamics of the thing that forces you to cram it in but you will feel full quicker if you use utensils.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The chain sells bed linen, garden furniture and kitchen utensils from more than 100 stores.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
It offers meals, snacks, cooking lessons and various ingredients and utensils.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Aluminium, for example, is a toxic metal which may enter the blood from food cooked in aluminium utensils.
Turner, Roger Newman The Hayfever Handbook - a summer survival guide (1988)

In other languages
utensil

British English: utensil NOUN
Utensils are tools or objects that you use in order to help you to cook or to do other tasks in your home.
...kitchen utensils.
  • American English: utensil
  • Brazilian Portuguese: utensílio
  • Chinese: 器皿
  • European Spanish: utensilio
  • French: ustensile
  • German: Gerät
  • Italian: utensile
  • Japanese: 台所用具
  • Korean: 요리 기구
  • European Portuguese: utensílio
  • Latin American Spanish: utensilio

Chinese translation of 'utensil'

utensil

(juːˈtɛnsl)

n (c)

  1. 用具 (yòngjù) (件, jiàn)
    cooking/kitchen utensils 烹饪(飪)/厨(廚)房用具 (pēngrèn/chúfáng yòngjù)
(noun) 
Definition
a tool or container for practical use
The technique uses a single utensil to cook and serve.
Synonyms
implement
writing implements
tool
The best tool for the purpose is a pair of shears.
instrument
a thin tube-like optical instrument
aid
machine
I put a coin in the machine and pulled the lever.
device
This device can measure minute quantities of matter.
mechanism
The heat-producing mechanism will switch itself on automatically.
appliance
We need to replace the washing machine and some other household appliances.
apparatus
He was rescued by firefighters wearing breathing apparatus.
gadget
a handy gadget for slicing vegetables
gimmick (informal)
It's just a public relations gimmick.
contraption
an interesting musical contraption called a Theremin
gizmo (informal)
contrivance
They wear simple clothes and shun modern contrivances.
Seegadget

Nearby words of
utensil

  • usual
  • usually
  • usurp
  • utensil
  • utilitarian
  • utility
  • utilize

Synonyms of 'utensil'

utensil

Explore 'utensil' in the dictionary

Additional synonyms

in the sense of contrivance
Definition
the act or power of contriving
They wear simple clothes and shun modern contrivances.
Synonyms
device,
machine,
equipment,
gear,
instrument,
implement,
mechanism,
invention,
appliance,
apparatus,
gadget,
contraption (informal)
in the sense of device
Definition
a machine or tool used for a particular purpose
This device can measure minute quantities of matter.
Synonyms
gadget,
machine,
tool,
instrument,
implement,
invention,
appliance,
apparatus,
gimmick,
utensil,
contraption (informal),
widget (informal),
contrivance,
waldo,
gizmo or gismo (slang)
in the sense of gadget
Definition
a small mechanical device or appliance
a handy gadget for slicing vegetables
Synonyms
device,
thing,
appliance,
machine,
tool,
implement,
invention,
instrument,
novelty,
apparatus,
gimmick,
utensil,
contraption (informal),
gizmo (slang),
contrivance,
waldo
in the sense of gimmick
Definition
something designed to attract attention or publicity
It's just a public relations gimmick.
Synonyms
stunt,
trick,
device,
scheme,
manoeuvre,
dodge,
ploy,
gambit,
stratagem,
contrivance
in the sense of instrument
Definition
a tool or implement, esp. one used for precision work
a thin tube-like optical instrument
Synonyms
tool,
device,
implement,
mechanism,
appliance,
apparatus,
gadget,
utensil,
contraption (informal),
contrivance,
waldo
in the sense of machine
Definition
an assembly of components arranged so as to perform a particular task and usually powered by electricity
I put a coin in the machine and pulled the lever.
Synonyms
appliance,
device,
apparatus,
engine (obsolete),
tool,
instrument,
mechanism,
gadget,
contraption (informal),
gizmo (informal),
contrivance
in the sense of mechanism
Definition
a system of moving parts that performs some function, esp. in a machine
The heat-producing mechanism will switch itself on automatically.
Synonyms
machine,
system,
structure,
device,
tool,
instrument,
appliance,
apparatus,
contrivance
in the sense of tool
Definition
an implement, such as a hammer, saw, or spade, that is used by hand to help do a particular type of work
The best tool for the purpose is a pair of shears.
Synonyms
implement,
device,
appliance,
apparatus,
machine,
instrument,
gadget,
utensil,
contraption (informal),
contrivance
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