Utensil

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Utensil \U*ten"sil\ (?; 277), n. [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.]
     That which is used; an instrument; an implement; especially,
     an instrument or vessel used in a kitchen, or in domestic and
     farming business.


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           Wagons fraught with utensils of war.     --Milton.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  utensil
       n : an implement for practical use (especially in a household)

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