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Meanings of
appliance
in English
Portuguese
troço
Catalan
enginy
Spanish
gadget
Back to the meaning
A device or control that is very useful for a particular job.
convenience
gadget
contrivance
contraption
widget
gizmo
gismo
Portuguese
troço
Synonyms
Examples for "
convenience
"
convenience
gadget
contrivance
contraption
widget
Examples for "
convenience
"
1
However, we remain open to other opportunities in
convenience
in the future.
2
Food company Greencore said strong sales growth in
convenience
foods boosted profits.
3
Thus, I recently bought a job information magazine from the
convenience
store.
4
They may in fact choose these goods for cost or
convenience
reasons.
5
I use the present systems for the
convenience
of the American reader.
1
The
gadget
is also useful beyond help with weight loss and maintenance.
2
The
gadget
could also have uses in medical monitoring devices, he said.
3
Just got a pay rise, cool, buy the new shoes or
gadget
.
4
Fortunately, a cure for wireless
gadget
overload may not be far off.
5
The same probably goes for the
gadget
-
making
business behind Kindle and Echo.
1
There was no difference in the construction or
contrivance
of the trap.
2
This simple
contrivance
was a great convenience, and came into general use.
3
A similar
contrivance
has arisen out of the necessities of deep-sea exploration.
4
The water was heated by an electric
contrivance
in the bathroom itself.
5
Demonstrator refuses to use Lindbergh's name to be garbled by the
contrivance
.
1
Sounds cool, until you actually hear the audio quality this
contraption
musters.
2
Beauregard took a good hold and wrenched the cover off the
contraption
.
3
He could see no springs or wires that made the
contraption
work.
4
Lady Maccon had nothing to say upon seeing such a bizarre-looking
contraption
.
5
He considered Christmas a bourgeois
contraption
and would have none of it.
1
Vote for the issues that really need fixing in the
widget
below.
2
Artists are not
widget
-
makers
;
the creative process differs fundamentally from tractor production.
3
Check out the video below for how PayPal's new transfer
widget
works.
4
The adapter could be the most disruptive
widget
in the camera market.
5
On occasion I'd require a little extra effort to choose a
widget
.
1
He'd been bragging all week about how great his sonar
gizmo
was.
2
Other users can then add suggestions on how to improve the
gizmo
.
3
This latest
gizmo
consisted of a nylon cord attached to several pulleys.
4
He checked the number and clipped the
gizmo
back on his belt.
5
This
gizmo
could bring me and my PC closer than ever before.
1
It seems I am indeed a blessed soul, I have in my hands what has been described as the "coolest election
gismo
(sic)".
Usage of
appliance
in English
1
Question of the Day: what is your most reliable ever home
appliance
?
2
The median interval between
appliance
changes for all patients was 5 days.
3
A new
appliance
rejects all foreign material, allowing only letters to pass.
4
The world's largest
appliance
maker raised its earnings outlook for the year.
5
The rooms have every
appliance
for the ease of the luxurious inmates.
6
Both
appliance
makers also see raw materials rising in the near term.
7
And not a modern
appliance
anywhere in sight, including, thankfully, a juke-box.
8
The gas flat iron is a most satisfactory and economical household
appliance
.
9
Linux's real appeal to
appliance
-
makers
may be its lack of branding requirements.
10
Another
appliance
was provided for use when W2XBS is on the air.
11
He regarded the Welsbach burner as an improved
appliance
for consuming gas.
12
One conversant with physics will see one fatal defect in this
appliance
.
13
She jettisoned the company's
appliance
business and mostly abandoned its furniture offerings.
14
Complaints also flooded in about airlines, car sellers and domestic
appliance
traders.
15
The
appliance
should not be used unless a physician thinks it necessary.
16
She became a bookkeeper at an
appliance
store to help us out.
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About this term
appliance
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
electrical appliance
domestic appliance
new appliance
other appliance
largest appliance
More collocations
Translations for
appliance
Portuguese
troço
objeto da interface do usuário nas interfaces gráficas de usuário
ferramenta
gadget
apetrecho
engenhoca
Catalan
enginy
maquineta
fòtil
Spanish
gadget
ingenio
Appliance
through the time
Appliance
across language varieties
Australia
Common
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Less common
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