household device

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• device — 1 Device, contrivance, gadget, contraption mean something usually of a mechanical character which is invented as a means of doing a particular piece of work or of effecting a given end. Device is the most widely applicable of these terms; it may… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• device — noun a) Any piece of equipment made for a particular purpose, especially a mechanical or electrical one. There are a number of household devices in a kitchen such as a dishwasher, a garbage disposal, or an electric can opener. b) A project or… …   Wiktionary

• Concealment device — Concealment devices or diversion safes are used to hide things for the purpose of secrecy or security. They are made from an ordinary household object such as a book, a soda can, a candle, a can, or something as small as a coin. The idea is that… …   Wikipedia

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• iron — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English īsern, īren; akin to Old High German īsarn iron Date: before 12th century 1. a silver white malleable ductile magnetic heavy metallic element that readily rusts in moist air, occurs native in… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Wilder Penfield — Wilder Graves Penfield, OM, CC, CMG, MD, FRS (January 25/26, 1891 ndash; April 5, 1976) was an American born Canadian neurosurgeon. Early lifeHe was born in Spokane, Washington, and studied at Princeton University before winning a Rhodes… …   Wikipedia

• refrigerator — cabinet for keeping food cool, 1824, originally in the brewery trade, in place of earlier refrigeratory (c.1600). Agent noun from REFRIGERATE (Cf. refrigerate). The electric powered household device was available from c.1918 …   Etymology dictionary

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• Mechanical fan — Household electric box fan with a propeller style blade A mechanical fan is a machine used to create flow within a fluid, typically a gas such as air. A fan consists of a rotating arrangement of vanes or blades which act on the air. Usually, it… …   Wikipedia

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