engine
∞
1.0
- noun
- /ˈɛn.dʒɪn/
- Specialized
- Under the hood, you can see the engine from the Fisker Karma.
- internal combustion engine
- combustion engine
- diesel engine
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- So didn't it get the engine going just at a huge cost?
- You're able to use the engine more efficiently to go faster.
- And then that gets pushed into an engine and fired out the back.
- Except the wheels, the engine and the car.
- I would count the sound of an engine as aesthetic, Absolutely.
- A greater sounding engine does not exist.
- This little engine burns from here and shoots.
Examples
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There are two types of diesel engines used to power large ships: main propulsion and auxiliary.
Academic text (2012) -
Biodiesel fuel blends deliver benefits in reduced engine emissions of particulate matter.
Academic text (2012) -
So here you can see the engine that I have built so far.
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You had to start the engine fuel rich.
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So here is the engine that Carnot built.
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The invention of the steam engine changed the way we traveled and moved goods and services.
Academic text (2011) -
Oil is spitting out of the first engine on the left side of the plane.
Fiction book (1990) -
You're able to use the engine more efficiently to go faster.
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The rotating wings of a helicopter are directly driven by the engine, enabling it to hover.
Academic text (2008) -
The mechanic examined the engine to identify the source of the noise.
Synonyms
286
2.7
A machine that uses electricity or fuel to make things move
86
3.9
A machine that uses moving water, steam, or air to turn blades and make power
59
3.4
An engine that squeezes and heats air so fuel burns without a spark
20
3.7
An engine that pushes a plane by shooting out fast hot air
14
3.5
A machine that uses steam from hot water to move parts like pistons or wheels
10
4.5
A machine that burns fuel inside to make power to move a car or plane
9
2.8
An engine that burns diesel fuel to make power
6
3.6
A machine that makes a push by throwing out its own fuel very fast for spaceships or missiles
5
3.2
A machine that burns petrol to make power for cars
5
3.2
A machine that burns gasoline to make power for vehicles and machines
4
6.5
A car engine that burns fuel to make the car move
4
4.4
An engine that burns fuel to make hot gas that spins a wheel with blades
2
3.5
A machine that gives power to a plane so it can fly
2
5.0
A machine that uses heat to make movement or power
1
2.7
A machine that makes a car move by using fuel or electricity
1
7.9
An engine that uses hot gas to turn a shaft and give power, often used in helicopters
1
5.1
A jet motor with a large front fan that pushes extra air to make the plane move forward
1
5.7
A machine that burns fuel and pushes an aircraft forward by sending out fast hot air
1
7.7
A machine like a steam engine that burns fuel outside its cylinder to use the heat to make motion
1
3.3
A machine that burns natural gas to make power for vehicles or generators
1
6.0
A machine like a jet or rocket that pushes a vehicle by throwing fast gas out the back
Idioms
To use much more effort or help than needed to do a small task
Compounds
- Specialized
120
2.9
A computer program that finds web pages and information on the internet
40
4.1
The room on a ship, train, or in a building where the engine and other machines are kept and run
- Specialized
14
3.5
A machine that uses steam from hot water to move parts like pistons or wheels
- Specialized
10
4.5
A machine that burns fuel inside to make power to move a car or plane
- Specialized
8
4.0
A metal part of an engine that holds the cylinders and channels for cooling
- Specialized
6
3.6
A machine that makes a push by throwing out its own fuel very fast for spaceships or missiles
- Specialized
5
3.2
A machine that burns gasoline to make power for vehicles and machines
- Specialized
4
6.6
An engine for spacecraft that pushes them by firing tiny charged particles very fast using electricity
- Specialized
1
6.1
A small motor on a ship that gives extra power or runs equipment like an anchor winch
- Specialized
1
4.4
A machine that makes power using four piston movements in one cycle
- Specialized
1
6.9
A machine that makes power by turning parts around a central point, used in cars or planes
- Archaic
1
5.0
A steam train that carries its own fuel and water without another car behind it
- Specialized
1
5.1
A jet motor with a large front fan that pushes extra air to make the plane move forward
- Specialized
1
5.7
A machine that burns fuel and pushes an aircraft forward by sending out fast hot air
- Specialized
1
7.8
A car engine that makes power using a spinning three-sided piece instead of moving pistons
- Specialized
1
6.7
An engine in which pistons move up and down in cylinders to turn a shaft
- Specialized
1
7.1
A motor with cylinders arranged in a circle around a central hub used in aircraft
- Specialized
1
8.0
A motor that makes power by a three-sided rotor turning inside an oval chamber
- Specialized
1
7.7
A machine like a steam engine that burns fuel outside its cylinder to use the heat to make motion
- Specialized
1
3.3
A machine that burns natural gas to make power for vehicles or generators
- Specialized
1
3.7
The system that removes heat from a car engine to stop overheating
- Specialized
1
5.2
A diesel engine that injects fuel directly into the chamber where it burns
- Archaic
1
9.9
A steam-powered vehicle with wheels that pulls heavy loads on farms and roads
- Specialized
1
6.0
A machine like a jet or rocket that pushes a vehicle by throwing fast gas out the back
- Specialized
1
6.8
A jet engine with a large front fan that pushes extra air to make more power and save fuel
- Specialized
An engine with a three-sided part that turns in a curved path instead of pistons
- Specialized
A machine that burns fuel inside and makes power in four piston strokes
- Specialized
A machine that pushes a rocket or other spacecraft forward by shooting out fast gases
- Literature
A device in science fiction that makes vehicles float above the ground
- Specialized
An engine with the parts that let air in and let exhaust out at the top of the cylinders
How Powerful
- Specialized
6
3.6
- Specialized
20
3.7
- Specialized
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1.0
- Specialized
9
2.8
286
2.7
Surface Forms
Etymology
Engine comes from Latin ingenium ('natural skill') and Old French engin ('clever device'). Think of an engine as a 'clever tool' that makes power, which is why the word names the machine that turns fuel into movement.