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Flatware

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. Tableware that is fairly flat and fashioned usually of a single piece, as plates.

n. Table utensils such as knives, forks, and spoons.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. Eating utensils; cutlery, such as forks, knives and spoons.

n. plates, dishes and other relatively flat crockery.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. eating utensils such as knives, forks, and spoons, considered collectively.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. In ceramics, plates, dishes, saucers, and the like, collectively, as distinguished from hollow-ware.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. tableware that is relatively flat and fashioned as a single piece

n. silverware eating utensils

Word Usage

"If you're using all the same napkins and plates (and I was), mismatching the flatware is a great way to add some unexpected interest to an otherwise semi-blah table."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

silverware

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

silver cutlery

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

silverware tableware glassware cookware crockery