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- [flat-wair]
- /ˈflætˌwɛər/
- /ˈflæt.weər/
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- [flat-wair]
- /ˈflætˌwɛər/
Definitions of flatware word
- noun flatware utensils, as knives, forks, and spoons, used at the table for serving and eating food. 1
- noun flatware dishes or containers for the table that are more or less flat, as plates and saucers (distinguished from hollowware). 1
- noun flatware Eating utensils such as knives, forks, and spoons. 1
- noun flatware flat dishes: plates, saucers 1
- noun flatware table utensils 1
- uncountable noun flatware You can refer to the knives, forks, and spoons that you eat your food with as flatware. 0
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Origin of flatware
First appearance:
before 1850 One of the 32% newest English words
First recorded in 1850-55; flat1 + ware1
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Parts of speech for Flatware
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
flatware popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
flatware usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for flatware
noun flatware
- tableware — the dishes, utensils, etc., used at the table.
- service — Robert W(illiam) 1874–1958, Canadian writer, born in England.
- cutlery — Cutlery consists of the knives, forks, and spoons that you eat your food with.
- hollowware — silver dishes, as serving dishes, having some depth (distinguished from flatware).
- silver — consisting of, made of, or plated with silver.
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