machine /mə-shēnˈ/

1. Any artificial means or contrivance
2. Any instrument for the conversion of motion
3. An engine
4. An engine-powered vehicle, esp a motorcycle
5. A person incapable of independent action
6. A person who acts with tireless efficiency
7. (in classical drama) a pulley-like device used for the entrance of an actor representing a god
8. A supernatural occurrence which furthers the action of a poem
9. An organized system of people or institutions
10. Orig a political party organization (also party machine; US)

1. To use machinery for
2. To print, sew or make with a machine

machinˈable or machineˈable adjective

machinabilˈity noun

machinˈery noun

1. Machines in general
2. The working parts of a machine
3. Combined means for keeping anything in action, or for producing a desired result
4. Supernatural occurrences within a poem

machinˈist noun

A person who builds, operates or repairs machines

machine code noun (computing)

A programming language in which each instruction can be executed by the computer without any intermediate translation

machineˈgun noun

An automatic rapid-firing gun on a stable but portable mounting

transitive verb (machineˈgunning; machineˈgunned)

To shoot at with a machinegun

adjective

With the speed or rhythm of a machinegun

machineˈ-gunner noun

machine head noun

The part of a stringed musical instrument containing the tuning pegs

machine hour method noun (business)

A method of calculating depreciation by dividing the cost of a machine by the estimated number of hours of its useful life, and applying the resultant rate to the actual running hours in each year

machine intelligence noun

Artificial intelligence

machine language noun

Instructions for processing data, put into a form that can be directly understood and obeyed by a specific computer

machineˈ-made adjective

Made by a machine

machineˈman noun

A person who oversees the working of a machine

machineˈ-pistol noun

A small submachine-gun

machineˈ-readable adjective

(of data) in a form that can be directly processed by a computer

machineˈ-ruler noun

A machine for ruling lines on paper

machine screw noun

A screw, usu not more than 1/4 inch in diameter, with a machine-cut thread, used with a nut, or in tapped holes in metal parts

machineˈ-shop noun

A workshop where metal, etc, is machined to shape

machine tool noun

A power-driven machine, such as a lathe, drill, press, etc, for shaping metal, wood, or plastic material

machineˈ-tooled adjective

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• ragpicker
• ragpickers
• rag-roll
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• rag-rolling
• rag-rolls
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• ragstone
• ragstones
• rags-to-riches
• ragtag
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• ragtags
• ragtime
• ragtimer
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• ragtop
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