Major appliances, also known as white goods, comprise major household appliances and may include: air conditioners,[1] dishwashers,[9] clothes dryers, drying cabinets, freezers, refrigerators,[9] kitchen stoves, water heaters,[9] washing machines,[9] trash compactors, microwave ovens, and induction cookers. White goods were typically painted or enameled white, and many of them still are.[10]