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utensil

[ yoo-ten-suh l ]
/ yuˈtɛn səl /
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noun

any of the instruments or vessels commonly used in a kitchen, dairy, etc.: eating utensils; baking utensils.
any instrument, vessel, or tool serving a useful purpose: smoking utensils; fishing utensils; farming utensils.

RELATED WORDS

fork, instrument, gadget, appliance, equipment, tableware, ware, knife, silverware, apparatus, convenience, spoon, contrivance, device, implement

Nearby words

  1. utahan,
  2. utamaro,
  3. utc,
  4. ute,
  5. utend.,
  6. uter-,
  7. uteralgia,
  8. uteri,
  9. uterine,
  10. uterine artery

Origin of utensil

1325–75; Middle English (collective singular): household articles < Middle French utensile < Latin ūtēnsilia, neuter plural of ūtēnsilis useful, derivative of ūtī to use
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utensil

/ (juːˈtɛnsəl) /

noun

an implement, tool, or container for practical usewriting utensils

Word Origin for utensil

C14 utensele, via Old French from Latin ūtēnsilia necessaries, from ūtēnsilis available for use, from ūtī to use
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Word Origin and History for utensil

utensil

n.

late 14c., from Old French utensile "implement," from Latin utensilia "materials, things for use," noun use of neuter plural of utensilis "fit for use," from uti (see use).

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