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# utensil

noun (a utensil, utensils)

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

## Everyday

1. A utensil is a tool or object used in the kitchen or for eating, such as a spoon, fork, whisk or spatula. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/utensil/#m1)
2. A utensil can also be any useful tool for a job in the house. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/utensil/#m2)

### In the lessons

In cooking lessons and food technology: kitchen utensils, cooking utensils, and safety with knives and hot pans. In the USA, «utensils» often means knives, forks and spoons (cutlery in the UK). In history: Roman or Stone Age utensils found by archaeologists.

### Examples

- A whisk is a kitchen utensil. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/utensil/#x1)
- Wash all utensils after cooking. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/utensil/#x2)
- In the USA, people call knives and forks «utensils». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/utensil/#x3)
- Archaeologists found Roman cooking utensils. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/utensil/#x4)
- Hang the utensils on the hooks above the cooker. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/utensil/#x5)
- Use a wooden utensil so you don't scratch the pan. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/utensil/#x6)
- "Here's a cooking utensil with a tin handle." [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/utensil/#x7)

### Note

Countable: «a utensil». Use «a», not «an», because it starts with a «you» sound. UK people usually say «cutlery» for knives, forks and spoons.

## On Mova

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