appliance

Noun

Meaning

The act of applying; application; [Obs.] subservience.

The 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.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

gizmo convenience contrivance contraption gadget gismo widget use practice tool engine unit equipment machine piston
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Antonyms

earth seascape bedlam country nature forest
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Hypernyms

device consumer durables durable goods durables

Hyponyms

drill drier injector gimbal dryer air conditioner

Phrases with the word

appliance for cooking home electric appliance electrical appliance hair appliance household appliance making bread electrochemical appliance

Examples

There are days when any electrical appliance in the house, including the vacuum cleaner, seems to offer more entertainment than the TV set. Harriet Van Horne

Now, as always, the most automated appliance in a household is the mother. Beverly Jones

I'm quitting the business today. I'm going to open up an appliance store, I've always really been into toasters. I'm giving it all up. Dane Cook

[The PlayStation 2 is a] historic, a mass-market appliance that fundamentally changes society in the way the printing press did. Trip Hawkins

ROPE, n. An obsolescent appliance for reminding assassins that they too are mortal. It is put about the neck and remains in place one's whole life long. Ambrose Bierce

To me, every kitchen appliance is useful and nothing's overrated. When I look at my little espresso machine, I don't see coffee. I see a steaming valve as an opportunity to make amazing creme brulee. Grant Achatz

Close letter words and terms

appliable appliableness appliably appliance component appliance computer appliance cord