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Appliance and Device Definitions

Appliance

A device or instrument designed to perform a specific function, especially an electrical device, such as a toaster, for household use
A store that sells the newest kitchen appliances.

Device

An object designed and manufactured to perform one or more functions.

Appliance

A dental or surgical device designed to perform a therapeutic or corrective function.

Device

A literary contrivance, such as parallelism or personification, used to achieve a particular effect.

Appliance

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

Device

A decorative design, figure, or pattern, as one used in embroidery.
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Appliance

A non-manual apparatus or device, powered electrically or by another small motor, used in homes to perform domestic functions (household appliance) and/or in offices.
Many house fires are caused by faulty appliances, such as refrigerators, washing machines and dryers.

Device

A graphic symbol or motto, especially in heraldry.

Appliance

An attachment, a piece of equipment to adapt another tool or machine to a specific purpose.

Device

A plan or scheme for accomplishing something
“Now Lydgate might have called at the warehouse, or might have written a message on a leaf of his pocket-book and left it at the door. Yet these simple devices apparently did not occur to him” (George Eliot).

Appliance

(obsolete) The act of applying.

Device

Any piece of equipment made for a particular purpose, especially a mechanical or electrical one.
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Appliance

(obsolete) A means of eliminating or counteracting something undesirable, especially an illness.

Device

(computer hardware) A peripheral device; an item of hardware.

Appliance

Willing service, willingness to act as someone wishes.

Device

A project or scheme, often designed to deceive; a stratagem; an artifice.

Appliance

The act of applying; application.

Device

(Ireland) An improvised explosive device, home-made bomb
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Appliance

Subservience; compliance.

Device

(rhetoric) A technique that an author or speaker uses to evoke an emotional response in the audience; a rhetorical device.

Appliance

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.

Device

(heraldry) A motto, emblem, or other mark used to distinguish the bearer from others. A device differs from a badge or cognizance primarily as it is a personal distinction, and not a badge borne by members of the same house successively.

Appliance

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.

Device

(archaic) Power of devising; invention; contrivance.

Appliance

A device that is very useful for a particular job

Device

(legal) An image used in whole or in part as a trademark or service mark.

Appliance

Durable goods for home or office use

Device

(printing) An image or logo denoting official or proprietary authority or provenience.

Device

(obsolete) A spectacle or show.

Device

(obsolete) Opinion; decision.

Device

That which is devised, or formed by design; a contrivance; an invention; a project; a scheme; often, a scheme to deceive; a stratagem; an artifice.
His device in against Babylon, to destroy it.
Their recent device of demanding benevolences.
He disappointeth the devices of the crafty.

Device

Power of devising; invention; contrivance.
I must have instruments of my own device.

Device

An emblematic design, generally consisting of one or more figures with a motto, used apart from heraldic bearings to denote the historical situation, the ambition, or the desire of the person adopting it. See Cognizance.
Knights-errant used to distinguish themselves by devices on their shields.
A banner with this strange device -Excelsior.

Device

Anything fancifully conceived.

Device

A spectacle or show.

Device

Opinion; decision.

Device

Any artifactual object designed to perform an action or process, with or without an operator in attendance.

Device

An instrumentality invented for a particular purpose;
The device is small enough to wear on your wrist
A device intended to conserve water

Device

Something in an artistic work designed to achieve a particular effect

Device

Any clever (deceptive) maneuver;
He would stoop to any device to win a point

Device

Any ornamental pattern or design (as in embroidery)

Device

An emblematic design (especially in heraldry);
He was recognized by the device on his shield

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