Appliance - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Appliance :  (noun)
1: a device that is very useful for a particular job [syn: contraption, contrivance, convenience, gadget, gizmo, gismo, widget]
2: durable goods for home or office use

Based on WordNet 2.0

Appliance : \Ap*pli"ance\, n. 1. The act of applying; application; [Obs.] subservience. --Shak.

2. 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.

Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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