utensil

implement, tool, instrument, appliance, utensil mean a relatively simple device for performing work. implement may apply to anything necessary to perform a task.

• • crude stone implements
• • farm implements

tool suggests an implement adapted to facilitate a definite kind or stage of work and suggests the need of skill more strongly than implement.

• • a carpenter's tools

instrument suggests a device capable of delicate or precise work.

• • the dentist's instruments

appliance refers to a tool or instrument utilizing a power source and suggests portability or temporary attachment.

• • household appliances

utensil applies to a device used in domestic work or some routine unskilled activity.

• • kitchen utensils