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# cutlery

noun (cutlery, uncountable)

«cutlery» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

Cutlery is the knives, forks and spoons you use for eating and serving food. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cutlery/#m1)

### In the lessons

In everyday life children set the table with cutlery and learn table manners: fork in the left hand, knife in the right (in the UK), or cutting and then switching (in the USA). In safety, sharp knives are handled with care. Phrases: set the cutlery, plastic cutlery, cutlery drawer, a piece of cutlery.

### Examples

- Please put the cutlery on the table. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cutlery/#x1)
- The cutlery is in the top drawer. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cutlery/#x2)
- We used plastic cutlery at the picnic. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cutlery/#x3)
- Wash the cutlery after dinner. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cutlery/#x4)
- Knives, forks and spoons are all cutlery. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cutlery/#x5)
- Hold your cutlery properly at the table. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cutlery/#x6)
- A piece of cutlery fell on the floor. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cutlery/#x7)

### Note

Uncountable: no «a», no plural (some cutlery, a piece of cutlery). Mostly British; Americans often say «silverware» or «flatware». Spelling: cut-ler-y.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «cutlery» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cutlery/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«cutlery» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cutlery.html) on Mova free.