Utensil Definition

yo͝o-tĕnsəl
utensils
noun
Any implement or container ordinarily used as in a kitchen.
Webster's New World
An implement or tool, as for use in farming.
Webster's New World

A small hand tool or material-handling implement specialized for specific types of processing such as is used in the kitchen or a laboratory.

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Other Word Forms of Utensil

Noun

Singular:
utensil
Plural:
utensils

Origin of Utensil

  • Middle English from Old French utensile from Latin ūtēnsilia utensils from neuter pl. of ūtēnsilis fit for use from ūtī to use

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Ultimately from Latin utensilis (“usable").

    From Wiktionary

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