machinenoun [ C ]
uk/məˈʃiːn/us/məˈʃiːn/machine noun [ C ] (PIECE OF EQUIPMENT)
A2 a piece of equipment with several moving parts that uses power to do a particular type of work:
The different sizes of eggs are sorted by a machine.
If I'm not home when you call, leave a message on the machine (= answering machine).
Don't forget to put the towels in the machine (= washing machine) before you go out.
I got some chocolate from a vending machine.
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- Doctors kept him alive on a life-support machine.
- There is a vending machine on the platform that dispenses snacks.
- The machine emits a high-pitched sound when you press the button.
- This sewing machine is operated by a foot pedal.
- I need some coins for the ticket machine in the car park.
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Machines - general words
- 3-D printer
- automatic
- backhoe
- bot
- cash machine
- cement mixer
- cloud chamber
- compactor
- contraption
- cotton gin
- crank
- derrick
- gadget
- humidifier
- lift
- Mk
- rotor
- selector
- sensitive
- vending machine
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machine noun [ C ] (COMPUTER)
a computer:
You'll need a powerful machine for editing videos.
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Computer hardware
- 3-D printer
- blackberry
- brick
- bubblejet
- codec
- handheld
- joypad
- Macintosh
- micro
- microcomputer
- motherboard
- mouse
- ram
- shift key
- tablet
- toggle
- trackball
- underscore
- VDT
- word processor
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machine noun [ C ] (VEHICLE)
informal a vehicle, often a motorcycle:
approving That's a mean (= powerful) machine you've got there, Bill.
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Road vehicles in general
- all-terrain vehicle
- amphibious
- ATV
- autorickshaw
- conveyance
- craft
- diesel
- fleet
- front
- HOV
- hybrid
- model
- motor vehicle
- motorcade
- ringer
- transport
- vehicle
- wheelchair
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Motorbikes
machine noun [ C ] (GROUP OF PEOPLE)
a group of people who control and organize something:
Churchill's war machine
The party machine has swung into action with its preparation for the election.
It's now up to the government's propaganda machine to restore the leader's image.
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Groups of people
- alliance
- an
- assemblage
- band
- bee
- corps
- crop
- galaxy
- gang
- ginger group
- group
- grouping
- quarter
- think tank
- threesome
- throng
- tribe
- trio
- triumvirate
- wing
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machineverb [ T ]
uk/məˈʃiːn/us/məˈʃiːn/to sew cloth with a sewing machine:
I've almost finished making the curtains - I just have to machine the hem.
to cut or shape metal on a machine:
Tungsten carbide tools are used extensively for machining steel.
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Knitting & sewing
- appliqué
- backing
- baste
- bind
- bobbin
- bodkin
- cable stitch
- handknitted
- hem
- knit
- knitter
- knitting
- needle
- seamstress
- sew sth up
- sewing
- sewing machine
- shorten
- stitch
- tack
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