eating utensil

Other forms: eating utensils

Definitions of eating utensil

1. noun

   tableware implements for cutting and eating food
   synonyms: cutlery

   types:

   fork

   cutlery used for serving and eating food

   spoon

   a piece of cutlery with a shallow bowl-shaped container and a handle; used to stir or serve or take up food

   Spork

   trademark for a plastic eating utensil that has both tines and a bowl like a spoon

   table knife

   a knife used for eating at dining table

   butter knife

   a small knife with a dull blade; for cutting or spreading butter

   carving fork

   a large fork used in carving cooked meat

   case knife

   a metal blade with a handle; used as cutlery

   dessert spoon

   a spoon larger than a teaspoon and smaller than a tablespoon

   fish knife

   a small table knife with a spatula blade used for eating fish

   runcible spoon

   a fork-like spoon with a cutting edge; coined by Edward Lear

   salad fork

   a fork intended for eating salads

   soup spoon, soupspoon

   a spoon with a rounded bowl for eating soup

   steak knife

   a sharp table knife used in eating steak

   sugar shell, sugar spoon

   a spoon for serving sugar; often made in the shape of a seashell

   tablefork

   a fork for eating at a dining table

   tablespoon

   a spoon larger than a dessert spoon; used for serving

   tea maker

   a covered spoon with perforations

   teaspoon

   a small spoon used for stirring tea or coffee; holds about one fluid dram

   toasting fork

   long-handled fork for cooking or toasting frankfurters or bread etc. (especially over an open fire)

   wooden spoon

   a spoon made of wood

   type of:

   tableware

   articles for use at the table (dishes and silverware and glassware)