silverware
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1.1
- noun
- /ˈsɪlvərˌwɛr/
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cubiertos
- There's just something about eating fresh food out of real dishes with real silverware on an airplane.
- china and silverware
I'm sorry, why do other people share their silverware at Thanksgiving?
- I'm sorry, why do other people share their silverware at Thanksgiving?
- You know, you need towels, you need soaps, you need silverware.
- There's just something about eating fresh food out of real dishes with real silverware on an airplane.
- They were in the silverware drawer where there were these cloth napkins.
- I think he is blowing the whole man of the people thing by eating his KFC with silverware.
- You got in the plane, free food, free booze, real silverware, huge leg room, no charge for anything, free bags.
- Yes, all disposable silverware, you know, and Ethan shows up to the podcast with no cameras.
- And in her kitchen she had all this mismatched silverware and plates and cups and bowls and and doilies.
- So everyone was kind of picnic style, but he was served first the head of the table with the real silverware and eating.
- You know, we give the real silverware with the cloth napkin and the warmed up nuts.
Examples
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I'm sorry, why do other people share their silverware at Thanksgiving?
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So since it completely broke and fell apart, I got a silverware set.
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The Steer, the only place to eat where they actually give you silverware, is dark.
Fiction book (1996) -
I could help lay out the silverware, carry in the food, clear the table, and wash the dishes.
Academic text (2010) -
I could hear my mother humming out on the lawn, setting the silverware and the plates on the picnic table.
Fiction book (1995) -
The caterer's crew removed the remaining food, the dishes and silverware, the tables and chairs, and drove away.
Fiction book (1998) -
The table in my dining room is set with our father's silverware, his monogram engraved indelibly.
Fiction book (1990) -
For the holiday dinner, we decided to use the nice silverware that had been passed down through generations.
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At the wedding, guests were impressed by the elegant silverware set on each table.
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After the meal, we carefully washed the silverware to keep it shining for future use.
Synonyms
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1.4
Knives, forks, and spoons used for eating, often made of a shiny white metal
12
1.8
Knives, forks, and spoons used for eating or serving food
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2.6
Knives, forks, and spoons you use for eating
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Etymology
Silverware comes from silver and ware, where ware means 'goods' or 'things' you use at the table, like tableware. So silverware originally meant 'things made of silver', and today it refers to the knives, forks and spoons used for eating, even if they are not real silver.