Household Appliances Vocabulary word meaning dishwasher electric appliance that washes dishes; can be "built-in" (under a sink) or "portable" (moved and attached to the sink when in use) dryer electric appliance used to dry laundry fridge electric appliance used for keeping food cold freezer electric appliance used for keeping food frozen (very cold) garbage disposal located inside a drain; chops up bits of food into small pieces to fit down the pipes microwave electric appliance for cooking food quickly oven electric appliance for baking and heating food stove, range elements on top of an oven for heating, frying, and boiling food washing machine electric appliance for cleaning laundry