Appliance
Appliance noun - A device or control that is very useful for a particular job.
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Synonyms for Appliance
Device
Device noun - An article intended for use in work.
Usage example: the salesclerk tried to sell me a new device for grooming cats
Appliance is a synonym for device in gadget topic. You can use "Appliance" instead a noun "Device", if it concerns topics such as apparatus, adjustment, machine, instrument. popular alternative
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| old | old appliance | old device |
| common | common appliance | common device |
| standard | standard appliance | standard device |
| single | single appliance | single device |
| Other adjectives: capable, new, major, useful, mechanical, broken, medical, electrical, eponymous, electronic. | ||
Both words in one sentence
- An example is the answering machine in the 1980s, which was the focus of a Veronica story which ends with her throwing it out and vowing to take all future calls personally, while now, that device is just a standard appliance all the characters have.
Source: New Technology Is Evil - Just about any modern appliance that uses electricity requires the use of a device that was invented by him, or is an adaptation of a Tesla design.
Source: Never Live It Down / Real Life
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