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APPLIANCE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Durable goods for home or office use
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("appliance" is a kind of...):
consumer durables; durable goods; durables (consumer goods that are not destroyed by use)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "appliance"):
drier; dryer (an appliance that removes moisture)
home appliance; household appliance (an appliance that does a particular job in the home)
A/C; air-conditioner; air conditioner (an appliance designed to extract humidity from the air and thereby cool it)
humidifier (an appliance designed to add moisture to the air in a building)
dehumidifier (an applicance to extract moisture from the air and make the environment more comfortable)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A device or control that is very useful for a particular job
Synonyms:
appliance; contraption; contrivance; convenience; gadget; gismo; gizmo; widget
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("appliance" is a kind of...):
device (an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "appliance"):
gadgetry (appliances collectively)
gimbal (an appliance that allows an object (such as a ship's compass) to remain horizontal even as its support tips)
injector (a contrivance for injecting (e.g., water into the boiler of a steam engine or particles into an accelerator etc.))
mod con (modern convenience; the appliances and conveniences characteristic of a modern house)
Context examples:
I had none of the appliances of a rock-climber with me, but I have taken the precaution to bring them now.
(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
An appliance used as an artificial or prosthetic replacement for missing teeth and adjacent tissues.
(Denture, NCI Thesaurus)
Hold off on buying a new car, computer, smart phone, kitchen appliance, or anything else you might need.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
We have all the maps and appliances of various kinds that can be had.
(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)
Here Mr. Micawber provokingly left off; and began to peel the lemons that had been under my directions set before him, together with all the other appliances he used in making punch.
(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)
KRACK would also affect various home appliances which can be controlled over Wi-Fi, within the so-called "Internet of things".
(Digital security researchers publicly reveal vulnerability in WPA2 WiFi protocol, Wikinews)
A medical appliance inserted into an incision for laparoscopic examination that provides a pathway for allows other laparoscopy devices to pass through the skin and into the abdominal cavity.
(Laparoscopic Port, NCI Thesaurus)
Mirex was used as an insecticide against ants and as a fire-retardant for plastics, paint, rubber, paper and electrical appliances, but it is no longer produced or used in the US.
(Mirex, NCI Thesaurus)
Don't let children use kitchen appliances unsupervised.
(Fire Safety, NIH)
You can now shop for kitchen appliances and personal electronics, such as a computer, laptop, smartphone, or even a new car, which would not have been wise to do last month.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
