utensil

C1 Topic:Tools, Machines & Construction

US /ˈju.tɛn.sɪl/ UK /juˈtɛn.səl/ See IPA manual

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Meanings

1

noun
A tool or container used in the kitchen for cooking or eating.

We have plenty of storage for all the kitchen utensils.
2

noun
A small useful tool or implement for practical work.

He stocked up on old-fashioned writing utensils.

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2 noun · a small useful tool or... implement

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kitchen utensil
a handheld tool used to prepare, cook, or serve food

Noun + noun

Etymology

From Middle English utensyl, from Old French utensile, from Latin ūtēnsilis (“useful, usable”).

utensyl Middle English utensile Old French ūtēnsilis Latin

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Tools, Machines & Construction

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