 3 definitions found
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
utensil
noun: an implement for practical use (especially in a household)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Utensil \U*ten"sil\ (?; 277), noun [F. utensile, ustensile, L.
utensile, fr. utensilis that may be used, fit for use, fr.
uti, p. p. usus, to use. See {Use}, verb (used with an object)]
That which is used; an instrument; an implement; especially,
an instrument or vessel used in a kitchen, or in domestic and
farming business.
Wagons fraught with utensils of war. --Milton.
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
55 Moby Thesaurus words for "utensil":
accouterments, apparatus, appliances, appointments, appurtenances,
armament, container, contraption, contrivance, conveniences,
device, duffel, equipage, equipment, facilities, facility,
fittings, fixtures, furnishings, furniture, gadget, gear, gimcrack,
gimmick, gizmo, hand tool, holder, impedimenta, implement,
installations, instrument, kit, machinery, materiel, means,
mechanical device, munition, munitions, outfit, paraphernalia,
plant, plumbing, power tool, precision tool, receiver, receptacle,
rig, rigging, speed tool, stock-in-trade, tackle, things, tool,
utensils, vessel
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