vacuum cleaner(n = noun.artifact) vacuum - an electrical home appliance that cleans by suction;
is a kind of home appliance, household appliance
has parts: dust bag, vacuum bag
has particulars: hoover
A machine for cleaning carpets, tapestry, upholstered work, etc., by suction; -- sometimes called a
air cleaner, bathroom cleaner, cleaner, dry cleaner, pipe cleaner, street cleaner, thermionic vacuum tube, vacuum, vacuum aspiration, vacuum bag, vacuum bomb, vacuum bottle, vacuum chamber, vacuum flask, vacuum gage, vacuum gauge, vacuum pump, vacuum tube, window cleaner