UTENSIL

utensil

(noun) an implement for practical use (especially in a household)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

utensil (plural utensils)

An instrument or device for domestic use, especially in the kitchen.

A useful small tool, implement, or vessel.

Synonyms

• See also instrument

Anagrams

• luniest, luteins, sultine, untiles

Source: Wiktionary


U*ten"sil, n. Etym: [F. utensile, ustensile, L. utensile, fr. utensilis that may be used, fit for use, fr. uti, p. p. usus, to use. See Use, v. t.]

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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