Dishwasher

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Appliance \Ap*pli"ance\, n.
     1. The act of applying; application.
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     2. subservience; compliance. [Obs.] --Shak.
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     3. A thing applied or used as a means to an end; an apparatus
        or device; as, to use various appliances; a mechanical
        appliance; a machine with its appliances.
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     4. Specifically: An apparatus or device, usually powered
        electrically, used in homes to perform domestic functions.
        An appliance is often categorized as a major appliance or
        a minor appliance by its cost. Common major appliances are
        the {refrigerator}, {washing machine}, {clothes drier},
        {oven}, and {dishwasher}. Some minor appliances are a
        {toaster}, {vacuum cleaner} or {microwave oven}.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Dishwasher \Dish"wash`er\, n.
     1. One who, or that which, washes dishes.
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     2. (Zool.) A European bird; the wagtail.
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     3. an electrical appliance[4] which washes tableware
        automatically by directing powerful streams of hot soapy
        water at the items from multiple jets.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  dishwasher
       n 1: a machine for washing dishes [syn: {dish washer}, {dishwashing
            machine}]
       2: someone who washes dishes

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  45 Moby Thesaurus words for "dishwasher":
     aquamanile, automatic dishwasher, basin, bath, bathtub, bidet,
     dishpan, dishwiper, dry cleaner, ewer, finger bowl, kitchen sink,
     launderer, laundress, laundryman, laundrywoman, lavabo, lavatory,
     piscina, pot-walloper, scullery maid, scullion, shower,
     shower bath, shower curtain, shower head, shower room,
     shower stall, showers, sink, tub, wash barrel, wash boiler,
     washbasin, washbowl, washdish, washer, washerman, washerwife,
     washerwoman, washing machine, washing pot, washpot, washstand,
     washtub