UTENSIL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does utensil mean? 

• UTENSIL (noun)
  The noun UTENSIL has 1 sense:

1. an implement for practical use (especially in a household)

  Familiarity information: UTENSIL used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• UTENSIL (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 

Health Assessment Questionnaire Disability Index (HAQ-DI) Aids or devices that you usually use for any of these activities - Built up or special utensils.

(HAQ-DI - Aids or Devices - Built Up or Special Utensils, NCI Thesaurus)

Disability Assessment for Dementia (DAD) Choose appropriate utensils and seasonings when eating?

(DAD - Choose Appropriate Utensils and Seasonings When Eating, NCI Thesaurus)

As I rounded the galley, a new satisfaction was mine at thought of all the splendid cooking utensils inside.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)

Use a separate cutting board and utensils for meats and clean them carefully with soap and hot water after use.

(Campylobacter Infections, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

Tents, lunch, and croquet utensils having been sent on beforehand, the party was soon embarked, and the two boats pushed off together, leaving Mr. Laurence waving his hat on the shore.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

Yet, before I departed, there was a task to perform, on which I shuddered to reflect; I must pack up my chemical instruments, and for that purpose I must enter the room which had been the scene of my odious work, and I must handle those utensils the sight of which was sickening to me.

(Frankenstein, by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley)

This bureau stood in the corner, and in the opposite corner, on the table's other flank, was the kitchen—the oil-stove on a dry-goods box, inside of which were dishes and cooking utensils, a shelf on the wall for provisions, and a bucket of water on the floor.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

Removing his utensils from the stove, so as to give the newcomers a chance to cook, he proceeded to take his meal from the top of his grub- box, himself sitting on his bed-roll.

(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)

There are four basic steps to food safety at home: • Clean - always wash your food, hands, counters, and cooking utensils. • Separate - keep raw foods to themselves. Germs can spread from one food to another. • Cook - foods need to get hot and stay hot. Heat kills germs. • Chill - put fresh food in the refrigerator right away.

(Food Safety, United States Department of Agriculture)

Another great advantage proposed by this invention was, that it would serve as a universal language, to be understood in all civilised nations, whose goods and utensils are generally of the same kind, or nearly resembling, so that their uses might easily be comprehended.

(Gulliver's Travels into several remote nations of the world, by Jonathan Swift)