utensil
Syllables: u·ten·silUK/juˈtɛn.səl/
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utensil noun: an instrument or device for domestic use, especially in the kitchen.
Noun
utensil (plural utensils)
- An instrument or device for domestic use, especially in the kitchen.
- We have convenient storage for all the kitchen/eating utensils.
- Specifically, a eating utensil (fork, table knife, or spoon); a piece of flatware or cutlery.
- A useful small tool, implement, or vessel.
- He stocked up on old-style writing utensils.
- Relations, sparing no expense'll/Send some useless old utensil,/Or a matching pen and pencil./"just the thing I need! how nice!"1954, Tom Lehrer, “A Christmas Carol”
utensil meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
utensil in Hindi
- device for domestic use, in the kitchen, or in war
- उपकरण upakraṇ
utensil in Tamil
- device for domestic use, in the kitchen, or in war
- ஏனம் ēṉam
utensil in Urdu
- باسن, برتن, بھانڈا, ظرف
utensil in Bengali
- গৃহস্থালি ব্যবহারের কোনো যন্ত্র, সরঞ্জাম, বা পাত্র
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- utensil in Telugu
- గృహోపకరణము gr̥hōpakaraṇamu, ఉపకరణము upakaraṇamu
- utensil in Malayalam
- വീട്ടുസാമാനങ്ങൾ, അടുക്കളസാമാനം, പണിയായുധം
- utensil in Kannada
- ಪಾತ್ರ pātra
- utensil in Odia
- ବାସନ bāsana
- utensil in Assamese
- বাচন bason
- utensil in Tagalog
- lalanghutan, kakamangan
- utensil in Indonesian
- perkakas
Examples of utensil in a sentence
- I need some sort of cutting utensil to get through this shrink wrap.
- We've got some flatware missing - There seem to be some cooking utensils missing too!
- We've got pots, pans, the food and cooking utensils—the whole ball of wax.
Forms of utensil
| plural | utensils |
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Origin of utensil
From Middle English utensyl, from Old French utensile, from Latin ūtēnsilis (“useful, usable”).
Words formed from utensil
Words that rhyme with utensil
Questions about utensil
- What does utensil mean?
- Utensil means an instrument or device for domestic use, especially in the kitchen.
- What is utensil in Hindi?
- Utensil in Hindi is उपकरण (upakraṇ). See Utensil meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is utensil?
- Utensil is a noun.
- How do you pronounce utensil?
- Utensil is pronounced /juˈtɛn.səl/ (UK).
- What is the plural of utensil?
- The plural of utensil is utensils.
Words near utensil in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: utensil (page history and authors); utensil (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); utensil (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); utensil (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ಪಾತ್ರ (Kannada) (page history and authors); ବାସନ (Odia) (page history and authors); বাচন (Assamese) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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