List of devices

Electric razors are used for shaving hair off. They make use of tiny rotating blades, and don't need water or shaving cream.

An engine is a device that creates mechanical motion, usually by burning some kind of fuel to create that motion. Engines are used for all sorts of things. The most common uses are for powering cars and airplanes.

Fairy lights are strings of tiny electric lights joined together by a thin wire. They are often used for parties, special events, or simply to decorate in a garden or bedroom. They add a charming, magical appearance, hence their name.

A fan is something you hold in your hand, and you can wave it backwards and forwards to make a breeze of cool air over your face. This type of fan can be folded away so they are easy to store when you are not using them.

Fire hydrants are seen by the roadside in many cities. They connect to the mains water of that city and allow firefighters to tap into large amounts of high pressure water to put out fires. In some cities the fire hydrants are under the ground, with a small lid that needs to be opened before they can be used.

A flashlight, sometimes called a torch, is a small device that has a handle at one end and a light at the other end. You use it for finding your way around somewhere dark that doesn't have any other light sources, like at night when you are camping, or if there is a power failure, or in a cave.

A flyswatter, or just flyswat is a hand-held device used for squashing flies and other insects. They are usually made out of plastic, and are slightly flexible.

A fog light is a special lamp on a vehicle. It shines a wide, low beam of light close to the road. This helps the driver see the road edges and markings when fog, heavy rain, or snow makes it hard to see.

A gauge is a device that gives you an exact measure of something. A gauge might tell you how much fuel is left in your car, or how much pressure is in a pipe.

A gramophone, or phonograph, is a device that was used for playing recorded sound from the 1870s through the 1980s. More recently, gramophones were called record players or turntables. Gramophones play records, large round, black platters.
The original gramophone did not need electricity to run, with the record being turned by winding it up, and the sound was amplified simply by the shape of the "horn" you can see in the picture at the top of the gramophone. The sound itself comes from the vibrations of a small needle, called a stylus, in a spiral groove on the surface of the record.