Appliance

Quick meaning: Appliance is a noun meaning An implement, an instrument or apparatus designed (or at least used) as a means to a specific end, especially:.

Meaning

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

More Meanings

1. (obsolete) The act of applying.
2. (obsolete) A means of eliminating or counteracting something undesirable, especially an illness.
3. (obsolete, rare) Willing service, willingness to act as someone wishes.

Example Sentences

[…] Diseases desperate grown By desperate appliance are reliev’d, Or not at all.

“[…] Oh, the pipe! won’t you have it lit again, father?” said Eppie, lifting that medicinal appliance from the ground.

[T]he attention to fashion, the tasteful appliance of ornament in each portion of her dress, were quite in place with her: […]

Canst thou, O partial sleep, give thy repose To the wet sea-boy in an hour so rude; And in the calmest and most stillest night, With all appliances and means to boot, Deny it to a king?

Word Forms

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Synonyms for appliance

Depending on context, synonyms include application, cure, medicine, remedy, compliance, contrivance.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include contrivance, contraption, convenience, widget, gizmo, gadget.

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