machine

Nouns

  • (n) any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks
  • (n) an efficient person
    • the boxer was a magnificent fighting machine
  • (n) an intricate organization that accomplishes its goals efficiently
    • the war machine
  • (n) a device for overcoming resistance at one point by applying force at some other point simple machine,
  • (n) a group that controls the activities of a political party
    • he was endorsed by the Democratic machine
    political machine,
  • (n) a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
    • he needs a car to get to work
    auto, automobile, car, motorcar,

Verbs

  • (v) turn, shape, mold, or otherwise finish by machinery
  • (v) make by machinery
    • The Americans were machining while others still hand-made cars

Synonyms

simple machine political machine auto automobile car motorcar

Words of close approximity

machine-accessible machine bolt machine code machine-controlled machine-displayable text machine-driven machine gun machine gunner machine language machinelike machine-made machine operation machine-oriented language machine pistol machine politician machine readable machine readable dictionary machine-readable text machine rifle machinery machine screw machine shop machine stitch machine tool machine translation machine wash machine-wash