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appliancenoun an interesting and often novel device with a practical usesince the invention of the cork, all manner of appliances have been invented for the extraction of these sometimes troublesome stoppers contraption, contrivance, gadget, gimmick, gizmo(also gismo), jigger, widget implement, instrument, tool, utensilingenuity, innovation, inventionaccessory(also accessary), adjunctmechanism, trickdingus, doodad, doohickey, hickey, hootenanny(chiefly dialect), thingamabob, thingamajig(or thingumajig), thingummy something that is not necessary in itself but adds to the convenience or performance of the main piece of equipmentan appliance that allows the machine to be used as a sander accessory(also accessary), accoutrement(or accouterment), adapter(also adaptor), add-on, adjunct, appendage, attachment, option accompaniment, additive, complement, supplementauxiliary, subsidiaryamenity, doodad, embroidery, extra, filler, frill, incidental, luxury, nonessential, nonnecessityappurtenances, bells and whistles, equipment, furnishings, habiliment(s), paraphernalia, trappingsadornment, decoration, embellishment, enhancement, garnish, ornament, trim, trimming essential, necessity, requirement, requisite implement, tool, instrument, appliance, utensil mean a relatively simple device for performing work.implement may apply to anything necessary to perform a task.crude stone implements farm implements tool suggests an implement adapted to facilitate a definite kind or stage of work and suggests the need of skill more strongly than implement.a carpenter's tools instrument suggests a device capable of delicate or precise work.the dentist's instruments appliance refers to a tool or instrument utilizing a power source and suggests portability or temporary attachment.household appliances utensil applies to a device used in domestic work or some routine unskilled activity.kitchen utensils in 1555 |