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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Appliance \Ap*pli"ance\, n.
     1. The act of applying; application.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. subservience; compliance. [Obs.] --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. A 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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. Specifically: An apparatus or device, usually powered
        electrically, used in homes to perform domestic functions.
        An appliance is often categorized as a major appliance or
        a minor appliance by its cost. Common major appliances are
        the refrigerator, washing machine, clothes drier,
        oven, and dishwasher. Some minor appliances are a
        toaster, vacuum cleaner or microwave oven.
        [PJC]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  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.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  appliance
       n 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

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  appliance
     Αγγλικά n.
     1 (ετ συσκευή en sort=!) συσκευή, όργανο, σκεύος
     2 ηλεκτρική οικιακή συσκευή (domestic appliance)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  appliance
     n.
     An implement, an instrument or apparatus designed (or at least used)
  as a means to a specific end, especially:

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  appliance
     n.
     An implement, an instrument or apparatus designed (or at least used)
  as a means to a specific end, especially:

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  appliance
     n.
     An implement, an instrument or apparatus designed (or at least used)
  as a means to a specific end, especially:

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  appliance
     n.
     An implement, an instrument or apparatus designed (or at least used)
  as a means to a specific end, especially:

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  appliance
     Englanti n.
     1 laite
     2 kodinkone
     3 (''brittienglantia'') soveltaminen, käyttö

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Appliance /ɐplˈaɪəns/
  الجهاز

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  appliance //əˈplaɪəns// 
  1. апара́т, прибо́р, устро́йство
  a device in its own right
  2. прибо́р, приспособле́ние, уре́д
  an implement, instrument or apparatus