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machine — 1 noun (C) 1 a piece of equipment that uses power such as electricity to do a particular job: a machine that fills the bottles | Could you get me a Coke from the machine? | sewing/washing machine etc (=a machine that can sew, wash clothes etc) |… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
machine — ma|chine1 W1S1 [məˈʃi:n] n [Date: 1500 1600; : Old French; Origin: Latin machina, from Greek mechane, from mechos way of doing things ] 1.) a piece of equipment with moving parts that uses power such as electricity to do a particular job… … Dictionary of contemporary English
appliance — [[t]əpla͟ɪ͟əns[/t]] appliances 1) N COUNT An appliance is a device or machine in your home that you use to do a job such as cleaning or cooking. Appliances are often electrical. [FORMAL] He could also learn to use the vacuum cleaner, the washing… … English dictionary
machine — I UK [məˈʃiːn] / US [məˈʃɪn] noun [countable] Word forms machine : singular machine plural machines *** Other ways of saying machine: device a small machine that has been designed to do something specific: a device for measuring the temperature… … English dictionary
Appliance — Ap*pli ance, n. 1. The act of applying; application. [1913 Webster] 2. subservience; compliance. [Obs.] Shak. [1913 Webster] 3. A thing applied or used as a means to an end; an apparatus or device; as, to use various appliances; a mechanical… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
machine — machine, mechanism, machinery, apparatus, engine, motor are comparable especially when they denote a device or system by which energy can be converted into useful work. Machine is at once the most fundamental of these terms and the most varied in … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Machine Age — is a term associated with the early 20th Century. Considered to be at a peak in the time between the first and second World Wars it forms a late part of the Industrial Age. It was ultimately eclipsed by the Atomic Age beginning in 1945.Artifacts… … Wikipedia
machine — {{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… … Etymology dictionary
appliance — 01. The apartment already has most [appliances], including a stove, refrigerator, washer, dryer and dishwasher. 02. You ll blow a fuse if you try to use too many [appliances] at once. 03. Toaster ovens can be found on the third floor in the… … Grammatical examples in English
machine — Synonyms and related words: American Party, Anti Monopoly Party, Bull Moose Party, Bund, Communist Party, Composaline, Conservative Party, Constitutional Union Party, Democratic Party, Democratic Republican Party, Diatype, Ditto, Elrod, Farmer… … Moby Thesaurus
machine — n 1. engine, motor, mechanism, generator, apparatus, contrivance, device; contraption, gadget, Inf. gismo; appliance, utensil, tool, implement, instrument; lever, wheel and axle, pulley, inclined plane, wedge, screw. 2. vehicle, automobile, auto … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
