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machine

machine

∞ 1.0
A powered device with moving parts that does a specific job
  • noun
  • /məˈʃin/
: máquina
  • And when the machine breaks, that's the end.
  • use machines
  • a washing machine
  • an ATM machine

Why don't we invent a machine to knead the dough for us?

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Examples

  • If I can do that, if I can get in there, I want you to operate this machine.

  • An assembly line moves a product forward while workers and machines add subassemblies to the product.

    Academic text (2012)
  • Yeah, I even got one of those, um, white noise machines, right?

  • So in addition to that, this machine has a spark gap.

  • Another team of students designed a trash-separating machine that could work day and night.

    Academic text (2015)
  • Please don't forget to take your laundry out of the machine this time.

  • Our lives are filled with ordinary mechanical tools and machines, which computers simply can't replace.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Why don't we invent a machine to knead the dough for us?

  • The engineer designed a new machine to improve factory productivity.

  • This coffee machine brews a delicious cup in under five minutes.

Synonyms

device
vsmachine
∞ 2.1

A machine or tool made to do a particular job

is narrower, meaning powered equipment with moving parts rather than any invention
appliance
vsmachine
136 2.3

A machine used at home for jobs like cooking and cleaning

is the general powered moving-parts term, not limited to household tasks
mechanism
vsmachine
  • Jargon
93 4.4

A group of moving parts that work together to do a job

is the general powered equipment term, not only the moving-part assembly
mechanical device
vsmachine
7 3.2

A machine with moving parts that does a particular job

is the broader term for any powered equipment with moving parts

Antonyms

6 1.8

A thing you hold and use with your hands, not powered by a machine, like a hammer or screwdriver

Idioms

Become very confident about your looks and ready for love

Trying very hard even when facing a much stronger opponent

Compounds

128 3.5

A large gun that fires many bullets very quickly, often used by soldiers

time machine
  • Literature
107 6.5

An imaginary machine that lets a person go to the past or future

A machine that picks up phone calls and records messages when people cannot talk

A machine that sells snacks or drinks when you put money in

A home device that cleans clothes using water and soap

voting machine
  • Specialized
36 2.8

A machine that records and counts votes in an election

30 3.3

A machine in a casino where you put coins and spin pictures to try to win money

A machine that joins cloth or leather with thread

19 5.1

A nation's organized armed forces and weapons used for fighting

X-ray machine
  • Specialized
15 3.3

A machine that uses X rays to take pictures of the inside of the body or of bags

A coin-operated game with a tilted table where flippers keep a metal ball moving to score points

machine shop
  • Specialized
13 3.7

A workshop where people use tools to cut and shape metal or hard materials

13 2.0

A device that makes and gives ice cubes

A group or system in which all parts work together smoothly

10 1.9

A machine outside a bank where you take out money with a bank card and PIN

A group that controls a political party and keeps power by giving favors

A business or product that makes a lot of money easily

A country's armed forces that work together to fight wars

A machine that makes strong coffee by forcing hot water through finely ground beans

sex machine
  • Offensive
8 7.9

A person who others see as very attractive and confident with partners in private

6 2.9

A machine that makes copies of papers or pictures

machine learning
  • Specialized
6 4.7

A way for computers to learn from data and make predictions

tape machine
  • Archaic
5 3.2

A device that records or plays sound on magnetic tape

machine tool
  • Specialized
5 3.9

A powered machine that cuts and shapes metal or other materials

dialysis machine
  • Specialized
4 3.5

A machine that removes waste and extra fluid from a person's blood when their kidneys fail

A machine that helps a person get air into their lungs when they cannot do it on their own

heart-lung machine
  • Specialized
4 5.1

A machine used during heart surgery that pumps and adds oxygen to the blood

4 9.9

A machine that runs forever without any extra energy

adding machine
  • Archaic
4 3.9

A machine that adds and subtracts numbers used for money

love machine
  • Informal
3 8.1

A person who easily attracts romantic interest, often said as a joke

3 4.8

A soldier who uses a large automatic gun to fire many bullets

3 7.8

A small automatic handgun that fires many bullets very quickly

Enigma machine
  • Specialized
3 7.9

A machine used by Germany in World War II to send secret coded messages

2 8.2

A machine like a sex toy or robot that gives sexual pleasure

machine code
  • Specialized
2 4.9

A set of instructions in numbers that a computer's processor can run directly

love machine
  • Offensive
2 9.9

A device used for sexual pleasure

Turing machine
  • Specialized
2 9.3

A simple machine that shows how a computer can work by reading and writing symbols on an endless tape

2 9.9

A hidden bomb set to explode later to kill or hurt people

A machine that gives you cash from your bank account when you use a bank card and secret number

A machine outside banks that gives cash and lets you do basic banking with a card and a code

2 8.1

A person who has many children in a short time, often said as a joke

milking machine
  • Specialized
2 3.4

A tool that collects milk from cows

machine language
  • Specialized
1 5.8

A programming language made of 0s and 1s that a computer runs directly

A machine that makes and stores sound or video

light machine gun
  • Specialized
1 4.9

An automatic gun that one soldier can carry and use

1 9.9

A machine that makes whole lines of metal letters from a keyboard for printing

simple machine
  • Specialized
1 3.4

A basic tool like a lever or pulley that makes work easier by changing the force

machine translation
  • Specialized
1 3.5

A computer program that changes text or speech from one language into another

1 2.7

A vehicle like a tractor that helps plow, plant, or harvest crops on a farm

knitting machine
  • Specialized
1 3.7

A machine that makes cloth from yarn by joining loops

printing machine
  • Specialized
1 2.8

A machine that puts words and pictures onto paper

milling machine
  • Specialized
1 5.6

A tool with a spinning cutter that cuts and shapes metal and other hard materials

1 4.4

A machine that does calculations by itself, like an early computer

A machine that covers paper or cards with a thin plastic layer to protect them

1 2.5

A machine that shows how heavy a person or thing is

1 6.4

A belt-fed machine gun used by US forces in World War II and the Korean War

1 9.0

A joking name for a baby or animal that often causes many dirty diapers

1 8.8

A machine that types and prints messages sent over telegraph lines

1 4.7

A machine on a farm that separates grain from stalks and husks

1 3.0

A device you use by putting coins into it to get a service

machine politician
  • Offensive
1 7.3

A person in politics who serves a powerful party group for personal gain

stamping machine
  • Specialized
1 4.2

A machine that presses material like metal to make shapes or marks

machine screw
  • Specialized
1 3.7

A metal screw with the same width along its length used with a nut or in a threaded hole

lithograph machine
  • Specialized
1 7.6

A machine that makes prints by using a flat stone or metal plate to hold ink

1 8.3

An early machine that counts and sorts information from cards with holes

1 5.9

A machine for doing math, often mechanical or early electronic

A machine that washes plates, pots, and cutlery by itself

1 9.9

A machine that makes many paper copies by pressing ink through a stencil

1 4.9

A machine that copies a document and sends it by phone

bathing machine
  • Archaic
1 9.9

A small hut on wheels used on old beaches for changing clothes and entering the sea privately

telex machine
  • Archaic
1 9.6

A machine like a typewriter that sends typed messages over wires

von Neumann machine
  • Specialized
1 6.6

A computer that stores programs and data together in memory and runs instructions one after another

paving machine
  • Specialized
1 3.6

A machine that spreads and smooths road or path surfaces

How Automated

robot
720 2.6
automated
102 4.0
machine
∞ 1.0
hand tool
6 1.8

Surface Forms

machine singular
machines plural

Etymology

Machine comes from the Latin machina (from Greek mēkhanē) that meant 'device' or 'trick', and it is the same root you see in mechanic. So a machine is a device that uses power and moving parts to do a job.