UTENSIL Definition & Meaning

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utensil

[ yoo-ten-suhl ]

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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.

utensil

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noun

an implement, tool, or container for practical use
writing utensils

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of utensil¹

First recorded in 1325–75; Middle English (collective singular): “household articles,” from Middle French utensile, from Latin ū��ŧ�Բ��, neuter plural of ū��ŧ�Բ�� “useful,” derivative of ū��ī “to use”; use

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of utensil¹

C14 utensele, via Old French from Latin ū��ŧ�Բ�� necessaries, from ū��ŧ�Բ�� available for use, from ū��ī to use

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Haidilao has apologised to customers, saying it has replaced all hotpot equipment and dining utensils, as well as disinfecting other crockery and utensils.

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"I brought just my clothes and some kitchen utensils," she says.

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To her surprise, the volunteer who handed the meal to her — a beef and rice dish, an orange and a plastic packet of utensils — was the former vice president.

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There are companies that can come to your temporary home and furnish it down to your towels and kitchen utensils.

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Most norovirus cases are transmitted directly from one person to another, the CDC said, from actions such as touching food or eating utensils.

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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 .

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