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machine
[muh-sheen]
noun
an apparatus consisting of interrelated parts with separate functions, used in the performance of some kind of work.
a sewing machine.
a mechanical apparatus or contrivance; mechanism.
Mechanics.
a device that transmits or modifies force or motion.
Also called simple machine.any of six or more elementary mechanisms, as the lever, wheel and axle, pulley, screw, wedge, and inclined plane.
Also called complex machine.a combination of simple machines.
Older Use.
an automobile or airplane.
a typewriter.
a bicycle or motorcycle.
a vending machine.
a cigarette machine.
any complex agency or operating system.
the machine of government.
an organized group of persons that conducts or controls the activities of a political party or organization.
He heads the Democratic machine in our city.
a person or thing that acts in a mechanical or automatic manner.
Routine work had turned her into a machine.
any of various contrivances, especially those formerly used in the theater, for producing stage effects.
The ancient Greeks used a theatrical machine to lower actors onto the stage.
some agency, personage, incident or other feature introduced for effect into a literary composition.
verb (used with object)
to make, prepare, or finish with a machine or with machine tools.
machine
/ əˈʃː /
noun
an assembly of interconnected components arranged to transmit or modify force in order to perform useful work
Also called: simple machine.a device for altering the magnitude or direction of a force, esp a lever, screw, wedge, or pulley
a mechanically operated device or means of transport, such as a car, aircraft, etc
any mechanical or electrical device that automatically performs tasks or assists in performing tasks
(modifier) denoting a firearm that is fully automatic as distinguished from semiautomatic
( in combination )
machine pistol
machine gun
any intricate structure or agency
the war machine
a mechanically efficient, rigid, or obedient person
an organized body of people that controls activities, policies, etc
(esp in the classical theatre) a device such as a pulley to provide spectacular entrances and exits for supernatural characters
an event, etc, introduced into a literary work for special effect
verb
(tr) to shape, cut, or remove (excess material) from (a workpiece) using a machine tool
to use a machine to carry out a process on (something)
machine
A device that applies force, changes the direction of a force, or changes the strength of a force, in order to perform a task, generally involving work done on a load. Machines are often designed to yield a high mechanical advantage to reduce the effort needed to do that work.
◆ A simple machine is a wheel, a lever, or an inclined plane. All other machines can be built using combinations of these simple machines; for example, a drill uses a combination of gears (wheels) to drive helical inclined planes (the drill-bit) to split a material and carve a hole in it.
Other 51Թ Forms
- machineless adjective
- antimachine adjective
- unmachined adjective
- ˌԲˈٲ noun
- ˈԱ adjective
- ˈԲ adjective
- ˈԱ-ˌ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of machine1
Example Sentences
We do Tai Chi, dancing, speech, the gym machines and boxing.
Especially like I said, the first season, I’m the joke machine.
Roz adopts an abandoned gosling that she names Brightbill, and the man-made machine is now a mother, flooded with compassion for her young charge.
The kit, including part of a mixing desk and two Revox tape machines, will go on show to coincide with the band's sold-out final show at Birmingham's Villa Park in July.
Between the six- and seven-mile marker, we ran through a tunnel that was filled with flashing red lights and bubble machines.
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