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Definition machine in British English
machine
noun
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noun
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
Other ways of saying machine
device a small machine that has been designed to do something specific: a device for measuring the temperature inside and outside the housea safety/explosive device
appliance a machine that has a practical use in the home: household appliances such as cookers and dishwashers
gadget a small machine that does something useful, or is designed to do something useful but is in fact useless or unnecessary: a great little gadget that tells you when your egg is boiled
tool an instrument that you hold in your hand to do something physical: the set of tools he uses for repairing the car
equipment things that you use for doing a particular job or for a particular purpose: play/kitchen/diving/climbing equipmentThe gardeners had left a pile of equipment lying on the lawn.
implement a specially shaped object that you use for doing something specific: a cutting/writing implement
contraption a machine that is very complicated and looks rather strange: an odd contraption that he must have made himself
mechanism a part of a machine that does something specific, especially something that involves opening or closing: I tried to open it but the mechanism had jammed.
a piece of equipment that does a particular job by using electricity, steam, gas etc
a computer
a person or animal that does something very effectively
The team is a well-oiled machine right now.
the British war machine
He criticized those who had turned politics into a 'money machine'.
an organized system of people with power, especially in politics
The government machine moved swiftly to deny the allegations.
a vehicle, especially a motorcycle
That's a mean machine (=a beautiful vehicle) you've got there.
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