Appliances

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. Mechanisms or systems that facilitate tasks in domestic or commercial environments
2. Tools or devices used for specific functions in households or workplaces
3. Machines or tools built to perform tasks efficiently in homes or workplaces

Etymology: "Appliances" is the plural of "appliance," a word first recorded in the 1560s. It is built from the English verb "apply" plus the suffix "-ance," which turns a verb into a noun for an action, state or means. An appliance, in its oldest sense, was therefore the act of applying something, or the thing used to apply it, such as a remedy or a method. The word's sense of a household or workplace device came much later, as machines for specific tasks multiplied.

Synonyms: devices, machines