utensil

[ yoo-ten-suhl ]

/ 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.

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Origin of utensil

First recorded in 1325–75; Middle English (collective singular): “household articles,” from Middle French utensile, from Latin ūtēnsilia, neuter plural of ūtēnsilis “useful,” derivative of ūtī “to use”; see origin at use

Words nearby utensil

Utamaro, UTC, ut dict., ute, utend., utensil, uter-, uteralgia, uterine, uterine artery, uterine calculus

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A utensil refers to any instrument or vessel serving a useful purpose, especially those commonly used in a kitchen. When should you use this noun over tool, instrument, or implement? Learn more on Thesaurus.com.

How to use utensil in a sentence

Cutting down on car trips, refusing disposable utensils with takeout, growing your own food—these are all miniscule drops in the bucket when it comes to reversing the effects of greenhouse gases and deforestation.
Four science conversations worth having this holiday|Purbita Saha|November 27, 2020|Popular-Science
That way you’re minimizing the number of people who are having contact with the food and the utensils versus passing it around the table or having everyone line up or go through a buffet.
How to plan a COVID-safe Thanksgiving, week-by-week|Kate Baggaley|October 30, 2020|Popular-Science
The three-layer interior can withstand the scrap of metal utensils, which is unique for nonstick cookware.
The best cookware sets for every aspiring chef|PopSci Commerce Team|October 28, 2020|Popular-Science
Two open cubbies allow you to store notebooks, writing utensils, and papers for easy access and minimal clutter.
Narrow desks that can turn any corner into a comfortable workspace|PopSci Commerce Team|October 13, 2020|Popular-Science

While sharing food or utensils could theoretically pose a risk for infection, no clusters have been linked to eating itself.
COVID-19 case clusters offer lessons and warnings for reopening|Helen Thompson|June 18, 2020|Science News
“When the dog licks the utensil, wash it seven times, and rub it with earth the eighth time,” advised one hadith.
The Lighter Side of Islam|Neil MacFarquhar|May 6, 2009|DAILY BEAST
The beds are clean to an extreme degree, as was likewise every utensil in the kitchen, and the kitchen itself.
Travels through the South of France and the Interior of Provinces of Provence and Languedoc in the Years 1807 and 1808|Lt-Col. Pinkney
On coming back from her lodge, the outflowing current had carried off her valued utensil.
The Indian in his Wigwam|Henry R. Schoolcraft
They have requisitioned every utensil that will hold water in the village.
Under Wellington's Command|G. A. Henty
There could be no other such in the palace, where every utensil was gold or silver.
The Arabian Nights|Unknown
Has anyone here lost a diminutive utensil containing, unless I am mistaken, a favourite preparation for the toilet?
The Circle|W. Somerset Maugham

British Dictionary definitions for utensil

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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