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- [muh-sheen]
- /məˈʃin/
- /məˈʃiːn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [muh-sheen]
- /məˈʃin/
Definitions of machine word
- noun machine an apparatus consisting of interrelated parts with separate functions, used in the performance of some kind of work: a sewing machine. 1
- noun machine a mechanical apparatus or contrivance; mechanism. 1
- noun machine 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. 1
- noun machine Older Use. an automobile or airplane. a typewriter. 1
- noun machine a bicycle or motorcycle. 1
- noun machine a vending machine: a cigarette machine. 1
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Origin of machine
First appearance:
before 1540 One of the 30% oldest English words
1540-50; < French < Latin māchina < Doric Greek māchanā́ pulley, akin to mâchos contrivance; cf. mechanic
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Parts of speech for Machine
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
machine popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for machine
noun machine
- apparatus — The apparatus of an organization or system is its structure and method of operation.
- automobile — An automobile is a car.
- tool — an implement, especially one held in the hand, as a hammer, saw, or file, for performing or facilitating mechanical operations.
- appliance — An appliance is a device or machine in your home that you use to do a job such as cleaning or cooking. Appliances are often electrical.
- instrument — a mechanical tool or implement, especially one used for delicate or precision work: surgical instruments.
verb machine
- cobbled — A cobbled street has a surface made of cobblestones.
- prefab — prefabricated.
- manufacture — the making of goods or wares by manual labor or by machinery, especially on a large scale: the manufacture of television sets.
- throw together — to propel or cast in any way, especially to project or propel from the hand by a sudden forward motion or straightening of the arm and wrist: to throw a ball.
- tooling — an implement, especially one held in the hand, as a hammer, saw, or file, for performing or facilitating mechanical operations.
Antonyms for machine
noun machine
- end — Come or bring to a final point; finish.
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