APPLIANCE
Dictionary entry overview: What does appliance mean?
• APPLIANCE (noun)
The noun APPLIANCE has 2 senses:
1. a device or control that is very useful for a particular job
2. durable goods for home or office use
Familiarity information: APPLIANCE used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• APPLIANCE (noun)
Meaning:
A device or control that is very useful for a particular job
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
appliance; contraption; contrivance; gadget; gismo; gizmo; widget; convenience
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)
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)
