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Synonyms for utensil


Grammar : Noun
Spell : yoo-ten-suh l
Phonetic Transcription : yuˈtɛn səl

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Définition of utensil

Origin :
  • late 14c., from Old French utensile "implement," from Latin utensilia "materials, things for use," noun use of neuter plural of utensilis "fit for use," from uti (see use).
  • noun tool, usually for eating
Example sentences :
  • They have requisitioned every utensil that will hold water in the village.
  • Extract from : « Under Wellington's Command » by G. A. Henty
  • There could be no other such in the palace, where every utensil was gold or silver.
  • Extract from : « The Arabian Nights » by Unknown
  • Every utensil used must be ice-cold, the jelly must be quite cold, but not set.
  • Extract from : « Choice Cookery » by Catherine Owen
  • This utensil would be troublesome to use in an orchard, or on stumpy ground.
  • Extract from : « The Peanut Plant » by B. W. Jones
  • I don't like a single dish or utensil in sight when the kitchen is in order.
  • Extract from : « A Thousand Ways to Please a Husband » by Louise Bennett Weaver
  • As the right valve has been used, the utensil is left-handed.
  • Extract from : « Art in Shell of the Ancient Americans » by William H. Holmes
  • It was the canoe material, the roof, and the utensil in its region.
  • Extract from : « American Forest Trees » by Henry H. Gibson
  • The Indian had made no utensil of iron or the copper he so much prized.
  • Extract from : « The Birth of the Nation » by Mrs. Roger A. Pryor
  • There was now no doubt in their minds that the utensil was meant for its present use.
  • Extract from : « The Mystery Hunters at the Haunted Lodge » by Capwell Wyckoff
  • Till they were cocked, the powder was as safe in the can as in any other utensil in which it could be stored.
  • Extract from : « Perseverance Island » by Douglas Frazar
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