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UTENSIL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An implement for practical use (especially in a household)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("utensil" is a kind of...):
implement (instrumentation (a piece of equipment or tool) used to effect an end)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "utensil"):
ceramic ware (utensils made from ceramic material)
copperware (utensils made with copper)
funnel (a conically shaped utensil having a narrow tube at the small end; used to channel the flow of substances into a container with a small mouth)
kitchen utensil (a utensil used in preparing food)
server (utensil used in serving food or drink)
Context examples:
Examples are special grips for holding utensils, computer screen monitors to help a person with low vision read more easily, computers controlled by talking, telephones that make the sound louder, and lifters to help a person rise out of a chair.
(Assistive technology, NCI Dictionary)
The tent, illumined by a candle, glowed warmly in the midst of the white plain; and when he, as a matter of course, entered it, both Perrault and François bombarded him with curses and cooking utensils, till he recovered from his consternation and fled ignominiously into the outer cold.
(The Call of the Wild, by Jack London)
I had money with me and gained the friendship of the villagers by distributing it; or I brought with me some food that I had killed, which, after taking a small part, I always presented to those who had provided me with fire and utensils for cooking.
(Frankenstein, by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley)
Clutching the woodwork of the galley for support,—and I confess the grease with which it was scummed put my teeth on edge,—I reached across a hot cooking-range to the offending utensil, unhooked it, and wedged it securely into the coal-box.
(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)
To be cast away on an island had not entered into my calculations, so we were without a kettle or cooking utensils of any sort; but I made shift with the tin used for bailing the boat, and later, as we consumed our supply of canned goods, we accumulated quite an imposing array of cooking vessels.
(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)
