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utensil

[yoo-ten-suhl] / juˈtɛn səl /


Usage

What are other ways to say utensil? A utensil is an article used especially for domestic use: kitchen utensils. An instrument is anything used in doing a certain type of work or producing a certain result, especially such as requires delicacy, accuracy, or precision: surgical or musical instruments. A tool is a contrivance held in and worked by the hand, for assisting the work of (especially) mechanics or skilled laborers: a carpenter's tools. An implement is any tool or contrivance designed or used for a particular purpose: agricultural implements.

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But later, the task of aligning a small knife into the utensil basket proved to be another challenge.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

Watching them is like being spoonfed by the streamer’s CEO, Ted Sarandos, who, by pioneering this content model, is waving a utensil in front of us like an airplane coming in for a landing.

From Salon ● Jan. 25, 2026

In fall 2024, many of us were ridding our kitchens of a very common utensil, thanks to a piece in the Atlantic that instructed us to, “Throw Out Your Black Plastic Spatula.”

From Slate ● Jan. 14, 2026

Named zeug after the German word for “stuff,” the utensil is a mediator for the intimacy of the hand-to-mouth gesture.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 21, 2024

I was the proverbially overprepared student; I had to have a standby writing utensil.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez

Check your supply of bowls, spoons, napkins and serving utensils.

From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026

Running around, shouting, making noise with utensils, etc.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026

"They stole everything: our clothes, shoes, utensils, pots, cups, glasses."

From Barron's ● Jun. 28, 2026

The new motorhome had been driven just four miles, but it appeared ready for touring with kitchen supplies such as cooking utensils, crockery, and plastic containers.

From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026

In the kitchen where he fed me rice and fish, kamayan style—with his hands, no utensils.

From "The House That Lou Built" by Mae Respicio


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