utensil

Meaning

  1. An instrument or device for domestic use, especially in the kitchen.
  2. A useful small tool, implement, or vessel.

Synonyms

tool
B2
implement
C2
instrument
C1
vessel
B2

gadget

appliance
23k
ware
24k
container
C1
apparatus
C2
pot
B1
device
B2
furniture
B2
equipment
B1
machine
A2
musical instrument
object
B2
organ
C1

piece of equipment

receptacle
42k
tableware
tackle
C1
thing
A1
things
A1
tinware
treasure
B1
weapon
B1
tinwork

household utensils

plateware
accessory
C2

eating utensil

agent
A2
containers
C2
cooking utensil
crockery
35k
dish
B2
dishware
engine
B1
fixtures
29k
implements
39k
item
B2
kit
B2
means
A1
medium
C1
Translations

ustensile
Werkzeug
utensile
werktuig
ferramenta
utensilio

arnese

herramienta
Gerät
outil
strumento
Geschirr
Mittel
instrument
Frequency

41k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/juˈtɛn.səl/
Etymology

Inherited from Middle English
utensyl
In summary

From Middle English utensyl, from Old French utensile, from Latin ūtēnsilis (“useful, usable”).

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