'Utensil' definitions:
Definition of 'utensil'
(from WordNet)
noun
An implement for practical use (especially in a household)
Definition of 'Utensil'
From: 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. [1913 Webster]
- Wagons fraught with utensils of war. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'utensil'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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