toqus
Picture Dictionary
English
한국어
Login
Register
🔍
appliance
noun
a
machine
or
piece
of
equipment
that
does
a
specific
job
in
the
home
,
such
as
cooking
,
cleaning
,
or
keeping
food
cold
•
Maria
unboxed
her
brand-new
appliance
and
placed
it
on
the
kitchen
counter
.
Maria
unboxed
her
brand-new
appliance
and
placed
it
on
the
kitchen
counter
.
•
During
the
power
outage
,
none
of
the
appliances
in
the
house
would
turn
on
.
During
the
power
outage
,
none
of
the
appliances
in
the
house
would
turn
on
.
From
apply
+
-ance
;
originally
meaning
‘
application
or
act
of
applying
’,
later
extended
to
mean
a
device
that
applies
power
to
perform
a
task
.
noun
a
device
fitted
to
the
body
by
a
medical
professional
to
correct
,
support
,
or
protect
,
such
as
braces
or
a
hearing
aid
•
The
orthodontist
tightened
Lena
’
s
dental
appliance
during
her
monthly
check-up
.
The
orthodontist
tightened
Lena
’
s
dental
appliance
during
her
monthly
check-up
.
•
After
his
accident
,
Tom
wore
an
ankle
appliance
to
keep
the
joint
stable
.
After
his
accident
,
Tom
wore
an
ankle
appliance
to
keep
the
joint
stable
.
Transferred
sense
from
general
‘
device
’
to
specialized
medical
use
in
the
late
19th
century
.
noun
-
appliance
(
archaic
)
the
act
of
applying
something
or
the
action
of
bringing
something
into
practical
use
•
In
the
old
treatise
,
the
scholar
praised
the
careful
appliance
of
reason
to
human
affairs
.
In
the
old
treatise
,
the
scholar
praised
the
careful
appliance
of
reason
to
human
affairs
.
•
The
poem
spoke
of
the
gentle
appliance
of
mercy
to
wounds
of
the
soul
.
The
poem
spoke
of
the
gentle
appliance
of
mercy
to
wounds
of
the
soul
.
Early
17th-century
usage
meaning
‘
application
’
or
‘
use
’,
now
largely
replaced
by
‘
application
’.