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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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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

The team's robot is a multi-jointed arm that holds a custom-built utensil at the end that can sense the forces being applied on it.

From Science Daily May 9, 2024

We rarely even ate rice, but when we did, I'd grown accustomed to using a fork, the same way he did, even though the utensil never made sense to me in that context.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi

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 Food Standards Agency says there are a number of actions businesses can take to avoid cross-contamination, including cleaning utensils, handwashing and storing ingredients separately.

From BBC Apr. 15, 2026

The Soviets handed her over to the Gestapo at the beginning of World War II, and she describes coming to the Nazi camp system and being issued clothes and utensils to eat with.

From Slate Feb. 17, 2026

There was much to take—my two birds, the skirt I had made, the stone utensils, my beads and earrings, the cormorant feathers, and all of my baskets and weapons.

From "Island of the Blue Dolphins" by Scott O'Dell




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