mod con

English Thesaurus

1. modern convenience; the appliances and conveniences characteristic of a modern house (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	appliance, contraption, contrivance, convenience, gadget, gismo, gizmo, widget,
definition	:	a device or control that is very useful for a particular job (noun.artifact)

domain region	:	britain, great britain, u.k., uk, united kingdom, united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland,
definition	:	a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom (noun.location)