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Dictionary Results for vacuum cleaner:

1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

vacuum cleaner
    n 1: an electrical home appliance that cleans by suction [syn:
         vacuum, vacuum cleaner]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Vacuum cleaner \Vac"u*um clean"er\
   A machine for cleaning carpets, tapestry, upholstered work,
   etc., by suction; -- sometimes called a vacuum.
   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Appliance \Ap*pli"ance\, n.
   1. The act of applying; application.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. subservience; compliance. [Obs.] --Shak.
      [1913 Webster]

   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.
      [1913 Webster]

   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.
      [PJC]

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