[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

appliance \appli"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
see also:
refrigerator washing machine clothes drier oven dishwasher toaster 
vacuum cleaner microwave oven 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

microwave oven
     n : kitchen appliance that cooks food by passing an
         electromagnetic wave through it; heat is produced by the
         absorption of microwave energy by the water molecules in
         the food syn: microwave
see also:
microwave 

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