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Kitchen and general household utensils

bottle opener

noun

a small tool used for removing the lid from a bottle

breadboard

noun

a board on which you cut bread

can opener

noun

a tin opener

cheeseboard

noun

a board used for serving or cutting cheese

chopping block

noun

a block of wood used for cutting food or wood on

chopping board

noun

a flat piece of wood or plastic used for cutting food on

cocktail stick

noun

a very small pointed stick that you can push through small pieces of food

corkscrew

noun

a tool used for pulling the corks out of wine bottles

kitchen

noun

used in a kitchen

kitchenware

noun

things that are used for preparing and eating food, for example knives, dishes, and pans

measuring cup

noun

a measuring jug

nutcracker

noun

a tool for breaking open the shells of nuts

opener

noun

a tool or machine that is used for opening something

pan

noun

a container shaped like a dish on a set of scales used for holding things you want to weigh

peg

noun

an object fixed to a wall, door etc and used for hanging things on

shoetree

noun

an object shaped like a foot that you put inside a shoe to make it keep its shape when you are not wearing it

tin opener

noun

an object used for opening tins

tray

noun

a flat piece of plastic, metal, or wood with raised edges, used for carrying things such as plates or food

tree

noun

an object with separate parts for hanging things on

utensil

noun

something that you use for cooking or eating with

caxirola

a percussion instrument used by football fans which makes a rattling sound when shaken

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