machine
25 ENTRIES FOUND:
- machine (noun)
- machine (verb)
- machine–gun (adjective)
- machine–readable (adjective)
- machine gun (noun)
- machine shop (noun)
- machine tool (noun)
- answering machine (noun)
- automated teller machine (noun)
- automatic teller machine (noun)
- cash machine (noun)
- coffee machine (noun)
- copy machine (noun)
- drum machine (noun)
- flying machine (noun)
- fruit machine (noun)
- photocopy machine (noun)
- rowing machine (noun)
- sewing machine (noun)
- slot machine (noun)
- time machine (noun)
- vending machine (noun)
- voting machine (noun)
- washing machine (noun)
- weight machine (noun)
plural
machines
plural
machines
Britannica Dictionary definition of MACHINE
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a piece of equipment with moving parts that does work when it is given power from electricity, gasoline, etc.
— often used to refer informally to a specific type of machine
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see also answering machine, flying machine, rowing machine, sewing machine, slot machine, time machine, vending machine, voting machine, washing machine
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Shovels are tools; bulldozers are machines.
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Do you know how to operate/use/run this machine?
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The machine is working/running properly.
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The machine is broken.
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machine-sorted mail [=mail that is sorted by using a machine]
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a fax/copy/exercise machine
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a coffee/soda/ice/cash machine [=a machine from which you can get coffee/soda/ice/cash]
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Are there any new messages on the machine? [=on the answering machine]
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I have a load of laundry in the machine. [=in the washing machine]
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I'm having software problems on my machine. [=computer]
2
informal
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a vehicle (such as a car or motorcycle)
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He was bragging about his new machine.
3
a
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a person or group that does something efficiently, quickly, or repeatedly like a machine
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The coach turned the team into a scoring machine.
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My younger brother is an eating machine.
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a publicity machine
b
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a powerful and well-organized group
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a politician who dared to challenge the local party machine
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a powerful war machine
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Their army is a well-oiled machine.
by machine
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with a machine
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The mail used to be sorted by hand but is sorted now by machine.
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He worked with machinelike efficiency.
2
machine
/məˈʃiːn/
verb
machines;
machined;
machining
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machine
/məˈʃiːn/
verb
machines;
machined;
machining
Britannica Dictionary definition of MACHINE
[+ object]
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to shape (something) by using a machine
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The parts of the engine have been precisely machined.
