electrical appliance

Plug-in household item

An electrical appliance is a device powered by electricity that performs a specific household or commercial task.

The term typically refers to portable or semi-portable machines like toasters, refrigerators, washing machines, and vacuum cleaners—distinguished from fixed installations like lighting or wiring.

The kitchen was full of electrical appliances.

Related

plug · plug in · power cord · cord · wall outlet · outlet · extension cord · kitchen · buzzing · humming · switch · motor · power · wattage · energy efficient · gadget · device · dishwasher

Opposites
power source

electrical appliancemanual tool

Device operated by hand

hand tool · wood-burning stove · kerosene lamp · mechanical device · pneumatic tool

technological sophistication

electrical applianceprimitive tool

Basic early-era instrument

washboard · mortar and pestle · wringer · butter churn · icebox

mechanism type

electrical appliancehand tool

Unpowered gripped device

simple machine · lever · pulley · hand crank · washboard

Family

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