Household Appliance Vocabulary

These are appliances we use every day in our house. Each word includes a definition and example sentence:

• dishwasher - device that washes dishes

  I don't know what I'd do without my dishwasher. I can't imagine having to wash all those dishes by hand!

• fan - device for creating a current of air or a breeze

  I really don't like using the air-conditioning. I much prefer this fan to keep things cool.

• freezer - one that freezes, as a thermally insulated cabinet

  He goes shopping and buys enough food to put into his freezer for a month.

• furnace - structure or apparatus for generating heat

  Could you check if the furnace is working? It seems so cold in here.

• oven - chamber or enclosed compartment usually used to cook in, as in a stove

  I like cooking potatoes in the oven instead of frying them.

• refrigerator - appliance for maintaining foods at a low temperature, or producing ice

  We keep the bread in the refrigerator.

• stove - device used to provide heat (either electric or gas) to cook food

  I really don't know how to cook. About the only thing I can do is boil an egg on the stove.

• toaster - device used to toast bread, esp. by exposure to heat

  Could you pop this bread into the toaster?

• vacuum cleaner - appliance using suction to clean surfaces

  I used the vacuum cleaner to clean all the rugs - they really needed it.

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