cutlery

noun

Definition of cutlerynext
as in knife

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Recent Examples of cutlery Ngo was conscious to include not only female designers (historically underrepresented in cutlery design), but also those who would use the brief to make a typical Western cutlery set more applicable to different cultures. — Jessica Salter, CNN Money, 7 July 2026 Professional cleaning expert Jade Piper says the residue that's often left behind is the biggest reason why this cleaner should never be used on dinner plates, cutlery, or cups. — Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 5 July 2026 Alessi makes kids’ cutlery too. — Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 24 June 2026 Nice day for a cutlery wedding! — Emma Specter, Vogue, 19 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for cutlery
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cutlery
  1. knife
  2. spoon
  3. fork
  4. silverware
  5. silver
  6. teaspoon
Noun
  • The result is an LP that feels like both a one-off and a leap forward, constantly code-switching between electronic freakouts that wouldn’t be out of place on the Planet Mu label and sultry club pop with the campy, prop-knife edge of electroclash.
    — Andrew Ryce, Pitchfork, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Today’s dinner knife is still sharp, although never quite sharp enough.
    — Judith Martin, Mercury News, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of knife
Noun
  • Forks and spoons, tables and chairs, tea-pots and entire houses—books too—were all to be designed towards both practicality and beauty.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Some kids may eat with a fork and spoon, and others through a feeding tube.
    — Sarah Scott, Parents, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of spoon
Noun
  • The chefs were announced on June 3 by Visit Sacramento, the city’s tourism bureau that has hosted the farm-to-fork dinner since 2013.
    — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The flesh should change from translucent to mostly opaque and flake easily when gently pressed with a fork.
    — Lynn Andriani, Martha Stewart, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of fork
Noun
  • Over the past two seasons, the Catalans have claimed five out of six domestic pieces of silverware on offer while their arch nemesis went trophyless.
    — Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Her mother brought along a trunk of dresses and silverware, but life on the farm did not afford a scope for luxury.
    — Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of silverware
Noun
  • The instrument was one of two small, ornate trumpets — one silver, the other thought to be bronze or copper — found among Tutankhamun’s treasures over a decade and a half earlier.
    — Sheena McKenzie, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026
  • While formal entertaining is less common today, finding napkin rings, butter pats, and sterling silver tableware is a true treasure.
    — Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of silver
Noun
  • The average vaccine contains half a milliliter of fluid, about one-tenth of a teaspoon, according to Johns Hopkins.
    — Michelle Stoddart, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026
  • When adjusting the texture, incorporate a teaspoon of flour or water at a time.
    — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of teaspoon

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