Machine

  • 31machine — n. 1) to operate, run, work a machine 2) to shut down a machine 3) an adding; answering; calculating; composing, linotype, typesetting; copy, copying, duplicating; earth moving; heart lung; milking; milling; money access (AE); sanding; sewing;… …

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  • 32machine — [[t]məʃi͟ːn[/t]] ♦♦ machines, machining, machined 1) N COUNT: also by N A machine is a piece of equipment which uses electricity or an engine in order to do a particular kind of work. I put the coin in the machine and pulled the lever... The… …

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  • 33machine — {{11}}machine (n.) 1540s, structure of any kind, from M.Fr. machine device, contrivance, from L. machina machine, engine, military machine; device, trick; instrument (Cf. Sp. maquina, It. macchina), from Gk. makhana, Doric variant of mekhane… …

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  • 34machine — 01. British author H. G. Wells wrote a story about a man who invented a [machine] which allowed him to travel in time. 02. Just push the button on the [machine], and it will do everything automatically. 03. In too many jobs, people have been… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 35machine — nf. : MACHINA nf. (Albanais 001, Billième, Cordon, Doucy Bauges, Montendry, Morzine, St Pierre Albigny), mashina (Chavanod) ; MÉKANIKO nm. (001b, Saxel 002) || mékanika nf. (001a, Chambéry). E. : Alambic, Frein, Mécanique. A1) machine à battre… …

    Dictionnaire Français-Savoyard

  • 36Machine 15 — infobox album Name = Machine 15 Type = Studio album Artist = Millencolin Released = AUS March 22, 2008 EU April 7, 2008 NA May 6, 2008 JPN May 21, 2008 Recorded = October December 2007 Genre = Punk rock Length = 45:53 Label = Burning Heart… …

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  • 37machine — n. & v. n. 1 an apparatus using or applying mechanical power, having several parts each with a definite function and together performing certain kinds of work. 2 a particular kind of machine, esp. a vehicle, a piece of electrical or electronic… …

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  • 38machine — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. apparatus, contrivance, mechanism, device; motor, engine; airplane, car, bicycle, robot; organization, cabal; machinery. See vehicle, instrumentality, party. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A mechanical… …

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  • 39machine — ma•chine [[t]məˈʃin[/t]] n. v. chined, chin•ing 1) mac an apparatus consisting of interrelated parts with separate functions, used in the performance of some kind of work: a sewing machine[/ex] 2) a) mec a device that transmits or modifies force… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 40machine — I. noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle French, from Latin machina, from Greek mēchanē (Doric dialect machana), from mēchos means, expedient more at may Date: circa 1545 1. a. archaic a constructed thing whether material or immaterial… …

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