domestic appliances

Home labor-savers

Domestic appliances are machines designed for household tasks—refrigerators, washing machines, dishwashers, vacuum cleaners, and the like.

The term distinguishes home equipment from commercial or industrial machinery.

Large items like stoves and dryers are major appliances; smaller ones like toasters and blenders are small appliances: The kitchen came equipped with all new domestic appliances.

Related

radiator · blender · air purifier · vacuum cleaner · coffee maker · dryer · stove · toaster · microwave · ovens · air conditioner · laundry equipment · white goods · built-in oven · mixers · iron · machines · households

Opposites
power source and mechanism

domestic applianceshand tools

Unpowered grip-operated devices

manual tools · primitive tools

setting and scale

domestic appliancesindustrial equipment

Machines for manufacturing processes

industrial machinery · heavy machinery · manufacturing equipment · factory equipment · factory machinery

permanence and portability

domestic appliancesdecorative objects

Items meant for visual appeal

ornaments · home furnishings · art objects · furnishings · furniture

Family

domestic, appliance, domestics, domestically, domesticate, domesticated, domestication, domesticity, domicile

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G