Flatware
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Flatware is a noun meaning (US) Eating utensils; cutlery, such as forks, knives and spoons.
Meaning
(US) Eating utensils; cutlery, such as forks, knives and spoons.
More Meanings
- Plates, dishes and other relatively flat crockery.
Example Sentences
A girl without a nightgown or bathing suit. Who had never used two pieces of flatware to eat.
Flatware should not be allowed to dry between presoaking and washing. It should be washed with the handles down and stored with the handles up.
The artsy set can now go to a Made By You—one of those places where you pay six times more to decorate your own mugs and dishes than it would cost to buy flatware that other people have decorated
Word Forms
- flatwares
Synonyms for flatware
Depending on context, synonyms include silver.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include silver, silverware, cutlery, utensilware, utensilry, spork.
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