electrical appliances

Plugged-in household helpers

Electrical appliances are devices powered by electricity that perform household or commercial tasks: refrigerators, washing machines, toasters, vacuum cleaners.

The term typically excludes electronics like computers or phones, focusing instead on machines that heat, cool, clean, or cook.

The kitchen was outfitted with all new electrical appliances.

Related

vacuum · kettle · outlet · plug · power cord · cord · extension cord · power strip · circuit breaker · buzzing · humming · kitchen · chrome · stainless steel · buttons · on off switch · timer · warranty

Opposites
power source

electrical applianceshand tools

Unpowered grip-operated devices

manual tools · mechanical tools · gas appliances

technological complexity

electrical applianceshand tools

Unpowered grip-operated devices

primitive tools · simple machines · raw materials

Family

electrical, appliance, electric, electricity, electrician, electrify, electrification, electrified, electrically

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G