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Definitions for Machine

[1] an apparatus consisting of interrelated parts with separate functions, used in the performance of some kind of work: a sewing machine.
[2] a mechanical apparatus or contrivance; mechanism.
[3] 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.
[4] Older Use . an automobile or airplane. a typewriter.
[5] a bicycle or motorcycle.
[6] a vending machine: a cigarette machine.
[7] any complex agency or operating system: the machine of government.
[8] 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.
[9] a person or thing that acts in a mechanical or automatic manner: Routine work had turned her into a machine.
[10] any of various contrivances, especially those formerly used in theater, for producing stage effects
[11] some agency, personage, incident or other feature introduced for effect into a literary composition.
[12] to make, prepare, or finish with a machine or with machine tools.
[13] an assembly of interconnected components arranged to transmit or modify force in order to perform useful work
[14] Also called: simple machine a device for altering the magnitude or direction of a force, esp a lever, screw, wedge, or pulley
[15] a mechanically operated device or means of transport, such as a car, aircraft, etc
[16] any mechanical or electrical device that automatically performs tasks or assists in performing tasks
[17] (modifier) denoting a firearm that is fully automatic as distinguished from semiautomatic (in combination ) machine pistol ; machine gun
[18] any intricate structure or agency the war machine
[19] a mechanically efficient, rigid, or obedient person
[20] an organized body of people that controls activities, policies, etc
[21] (esp in the classical theatre) a device such as a pulley to provide spectacular entrances and exits for supernatural characters
[22] an event, etc, introduced into a literary work for special effect
[23] (tr) to shape, cut, or remove (excess material) from (a workpiece) using a machine tool
[24] to use a machine to carry out a process on (something)

Words related to Machine

engine, apparatus, automobile, tool, appliance, instrument, motor, vehicle, gadget, system, structure, machinery, contraption, widget, robot, mechanism, computer, contrivance, implement, thingamabob

Words nearby Machine

machilid, machilipatnam, machinable, machinate, machination, machine, machine bolt, machine code, machine finish, machine gun, machine head

Origin of Machine

1540–50; < French < Latin māchina < Doric Greek māchanā́ pulley, akin to mâchos contrivance; cf. mechanic

Other words from Machine

ma·chine·less , adjective
an·ti·ma·chine , adjective
un·ma·chined , adjective

Word origin for Machine

C16: via French from Latin māchina machine, engine, from Doric Greek makhana pulley; related to makhos device, contrivance

Synonyms for Machine

apparatus, appliance, automobile, engine, gadget, instrument, motor, tool, vehicle, automaton, computer, contraption, contrivance, implement, mechanism, robot, thingamabob, widget