| Main Entry: | tableware |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | flatware |
Synonyms: |
dishes, forks, glasses, glassware, knives, silverware, spoons, utensils |
| Main Entry: | china |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | dishes, often valuable |
Synonyms: |
ceramics, crockery, porcelain, pottery, service, stoneware, tableware, ware |
| Notes: | earthenware is low-fired clay, porcelain is high-fired, stoneware is about halfway between earthenware and porcelain in quality and durability, and the term china can be applied to any porcelain, earthenware, or ceramicware dishes or crockery |
| Main Entry: | utensil |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | tool, usually for eating |
Synonyms: |
apparatus, appliance, contrivance, convenience, device, equipment, fork, gadget, implement, instrument, knife, silverware, spoon, tableware, ware |
| Main Entry: | silverware |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | silver |
Synonyms: |
cutlery, flatware, hollowware, service, tableware |