eating utensils
Fork, knife, spoon
Eating utensils are the tools used to convey food to the mouth—knives, forks, spoons, chopsticks.
The phrase often appears in contexts distinguishing these implements from cooking utensils or serving utensils: The eating utensils are in the top drawer.
Silverware and cutlery overlap in meaning but carry connotations of material or formality that eating utensils avoids.
- forkTined eating tool
- salad forkUtensil for leafy courses
- knifeSharp cutting utensil
- butter knifeBlunt spreading utensil
- spoonEating utensil for liquids
soup spoon · chopsticks · silverware · cutlery · place setting · tines · blade · handle · stainless · silver polish · setting · drawer · napkin · plate · dining · table · set the table · table manners
- survival gearfirst aid kit, survival kit, emergency kit, medical kit, knife