Appliance
51appliance — noun domestic appliances Syn: device, machine, instrument, gadget, contraption, apparatus, utensil, implement, tool, mechanism, contrivance, labor saving device; informal gizmo See also note at tool …
52appliance — n 1. instrument, apparatus, mechanism, device, contrivance, gadget; tool, machine, equipment; (all usu. pi.) furnishing, accouterment, appointment, appurtenance. 2. application, applying, putting to use, putting into operation, practice, use,… …
53appliance — ap·pli·ance …
54appliance — noun Syn: device, machine, instrument, gadget, contraption, apparatus, mechanism, contrivance, labour saving device; informal gizmo …
55appliance — [əˈplaɪəns] noun [C] a piece of electrical equipment that you have in your home appliances such as washing machines and refrigerators[/ex] …
56appliance — ap•pli•ance [[t]əˈplaɪ əns[/t]] n. 1) a device or machine used esp. in the home to carry out a specific function, as toasting bread or chilling food 2) any instrument or apparatus for a particular purpose or use 3) the act of applying;… …
57appliance — /əˈplaɪəns / (say uh pluyuhns) noun 1. an instrument, apparatus, or device, especially one operated by electricity and designed for household use. 2. a mechanical apparatus or device designed to assist a disabled person: *The objective of the… …
58appliance — A British term for a fire engine …
59appliance — A tool, an instrumentality of convenient use, especially in the use of a larger instrumentality, for example, appliances for use with a vacuum cleaner. Appliances are usually personal property, becoming real estate only as they may be so adapted… …
60appliance — n. a device or piece of equipment used for a specific task. Etymology: APPLY + ANCE …
