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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/juːˈtɛns^əl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/juˈtɛnsəl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(yo̅o̅ ten′səl)

u•ten•sil /yuˈtɛnsəl/USA pronunciation n.

[countable]

an instrument, container, or other object commonly used in a kitchen, dairy, etc.:eating utensils.
any instrument, container, or tool serving a useful purpose:farming utensils.

u•ten•sil (yo̅o̅ ten′səl),USA pronunciation n.

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.

Latin ūtēnsilia, neuter plural of ūtēnsilis useful, derivative of ūtī to use
Middle French utensile
Middle English (collective singular): household articles 1325–75

tool.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

utensil /juːˈtɛnsəl/ n

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

Etymology: 14th Century utensele, via Old French from Latin ūtēnsilia necessaries, from ūtēnsilis available for use, from ūtī to use

'utensil' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

battledore - brass - double boiler - double saucepan - eggbeater - funnel - grater - gridiron - handle - implement - reamer - runcible spoon - scoop - spatula - spoon - whip - whisk - zester - calabash - convenience - cooker - cooking - coquille - cup - dustpan - Dutch oven - foot - grill - hametz - iron - lade - ladle - mixer - pallet knife - pastry blender - pewter - pipe - popper - rotary beater - tool - vessel - waterless cooker - seeder - skimmer - Spork - sucket fork - sunbeam

In Lists: Eating and serving utensils, ECCE-Practice Test 1, kitchen utensils, more...

Synonyms: tool, more...

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