appliance
NounOpen English WordNet
Noun (2)appliances
- a device or control that is very useful for a particular jobSynonyms: contraptioncontrivanceconveniencegadgetgizmogismowidgetType of deviceKinds gadgetry, mod con, gimbal, injector
- durable goods for home or office useType of durables, durable goodsKinds humidifier, air conditioner, dehumidifier, dryer, home appliance
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Translations
Noun a device in its own right
Noun an implement, instrument or apparatus
- Spanish
- implemento
- German
- Haushaltsgerät
- Russian
- приспособле́ние prisposoblénije
- Arabic
- جهاز jihāz
- Polish
- przyrząd
- Swedish
- anordning
- Greek
- συσκευή syskeví
- Vietnamese
- thiết bị
- Finnish
- laite
- Welsh
- teclyn
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
1. The act of applying; application.
2. subservience; compliance. obsolete William Shakespeare
3. A thing applied or used as a means to an end; an apparatus or device; as, to use various appliances; a mechanical appliance; a machine with its appliances.
4. Specifically: An apparatus or device, usually powered electrically, used in homes to perform domestic functions. An appliance is often categorized as a major appliance or a minor appliance by its cost. Common major appliances are the refrigerator, washing machine, clothes drier, oven, and dishwasher. Some minor appliances are a toaster, vacuum cleaner or microwave oven.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54 · with additions: GCIDE editors