machine

A1
Pronunciation
/mΙ™ΛˆΚƒin/
Noun
11 definition(s)
1 Definition

A device that directs and controls energy, often in the form of movement or electricity, to produce a certain effect.

2 Definition

A vehicle operated mechanically, such as an automobile or an airplane.

3 Definition

(abbreviation) An answering machine or, by extension, voice mail.

Example Sentences
  • I called you earlier, but all I got was the machine.
4 Definition

A computer.

Example Sentences
  • Game developers assume they're pushing the limits of the machine.
5 Definition

A person or organisation that seemingly acts like a machine, being particularly efficient, single-minded, or unemotional.

Example Sentences
  • Bruce Campbell was a "demon-killing machine" because he made quick work of killing demons.
6 Definition

Especially, the group that controls a political or similar organization; a combination of persons acting together for a common purpose, with the agencies which they use.

7 Definition

Supernatural agency in a poem, or a superhuman being introduced to perform some exploit.

8 Definition

The system of special interest groups that supports a political party, especially in urban areas.

9 Definition

Penis.

10 Definition

A contrivance in the Ancient Greek theatre for indicating a change of scene, by means of which a god might cross the stage or deliver a divine message; the deus ex machina.

11 Definition

A bathing machine.

Verb
2 definition(s)
1 Definition

To make by machinery.

2 Definition

To shape or finish by machinery.