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   utensil
         n 1: an implement for practical use (especially in a household)

English Dictionary: utmost by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
utmost
adj
  1. of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity; "extreme cold"; "extreme caution"; "extreme pleasure"; "utmost contempt"; "to the utmost degree"; "in the uttermost distress"
    Synonym(s): extreme, utmost(a), uttermost(a)
  2. highest in extent or degree; "to the last measure of human endurance"; "whether they were accomplices in the last degree or a lesser one was...to be determined individually"
    Synonym(s): last, utmost
  3. (comparatives of `far') most remote in space or time or order; "had traveled to the farthest frontier"; "don't go beyond the farthermost (or furthermost) tree"; "explored the furthest reaches of space"; "the utmost tip of the peninsula"
    Synonym(s): farthermost, farthest, furthermost, furthest, utmost, uttermost
n
  1. the greatest possible degree; "he tried his utmost" [syn: utmost, uttermost, maximum, level best]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Utensil \U*ten"sil\ (?; 277), n. [F. utensile, ustensile, L.
      utensile, fr. utensilis that may be used, fit for use, fr.
      uti, p. p. usus, to use. See {Use}, v. t.]
      That which is used; an instrument; an implement; especially,
      an instrument or vessel used in a kitchen, or in domestic and
      farming business.
  
               Wagons fraught with utensils of war.      --Milton.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Utmost \Ut"most`\, a. [OE. utmeste, utemest, AS. [?]temest, a
      superlative fr. [?]te out. [?][?][?][?]. See {Out}, and cf.
      {Aftermost}, {Outmost}, {Uttermost}.]
      1. Situated at the farthest point or extremity; farthest out;
            most distant; extreme; as, the utmost limits of the land;
            the utmost extent of human knowledge. --Spenser.
  
                     We coasted within two leagues of Antibes, which is
                     the utmost town in France.                  --Evelyn.
  
                     Betwixt two thieves I spend my utmost breath.
                                                                              --Herbert.
  
      2. Being in the greatest or highest degree, quantity, number,
            or the like; greatest; as, the utmost assiduity; the
            utmost harmony; the utmost misery or happiness.
  
                     He shall answer . . . to his utmost peril. --Shak.
  
                     Six or seven thousand is their utmost power. --Shak.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Utmost \Ut"most`\, n.
      The most that can be; the farthest limit; the greatest power,
      degree, or effort; as, he has done his utmost; try your
      utmost.
  
               We have tried the utmost of our friends. --Shak.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Utumea East, AS (village, FIPS 83300)
      Location: 14.28288 S, 170.56748 W
      Population (1990): 57 (10 housing units)
      Area: 0.4 sq km (land), 1.7 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Utumea West, AS (village, FIPS 84100)
      Location: 14.33548 S, 170.81721 W
      Population (1990): 53 (6 housing units)
      Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 1.1 sq km (water)
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