attachment
Webster Dictionary
something attached; some adjunct attached to an instrument, machine, or other object; as, a sewing machine attachment (i. e., a device attached to a sewing machine to enable it to do special work, as tucking, etc.)
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backhoe
(ˈbækˌhoʊ)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
an excavating machine with a bucket attached to a hinged boom that digs by being drawn toward the machine.
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thread
(θrɛd)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
to place and arrange thread, yarn, etc., in position on (a sewing machine, loom, textile machine, etc.).
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slot machine
(ˈslɔθ fəl, ˈsloʊθ-)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
any machine operated by inserting coins into a slot, as a vending machine.
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frame
(ɪm)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a machine or part of a machine supported by a framework, esp. as used in textile production:
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feedback
(ˈfidˌbæk)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
the furnishing of data concerning the operation or output of a machine to an automatic control device or to the machine itself, for monitoring or regulating operations.
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reaper
(ˈri pər)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a machine for cutting standing grain; reaping machine.
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machine
(əˈʃin)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
to make, prepare, or finish with a machine or machine tool.
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mechanism
Webster Dictionary
an ideal machine; a combination of movable bodies constituting a machine, but considered only with regard to relative movements
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excavator
Webster Dictionary
one who, or that which, excavates or hollows out; a machine, as a dredging machine, or a tool, for excavating
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tool
Webster Dictionary
a machine for cutting or shaping materials; -- also called machine tool
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beetle
Webster Dictionary
a machine in which fabrics are subjected to a hammering process while passing over rollers, as in cotton mills; -- called also beetling machine
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creeper
Webster Dictionary
any device for causing material to move steadily from one part of a machine to another, as an apron in a carding machine, or an inner spiral in a grain screen
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jack
Webster Dictionary
a machine for twisting the sliver as it leaves the carding machine
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jack
Webster Dictionary
a mechanical contrivance, an auxiliary machine, or a subordinate part of a machine, rendering convenient service, and often supplying the place of a boy or attendant who was commonly called Jack
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loom
Webster Dictionary
a frame or machine of wood or other material, in which a weaver forms cloth out of thread; a machine for interweaving yarn or threads into a fabric, as in knitting or lace making
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stator
(ˈsteɪ tər)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a portion of a machine that remains fixed with respect to rotating parts, esp. the collection of stationary parts in the magnetic circuits of a machine.
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cutter
Webster Dictionary
that which cuts; a machine or part of a machine, or a tool or instrument used for cutting, as that part of a mower which severs the stalk, or as a paper cutter
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spindle
Webster Dictionary
the shaft, mandrel, or arbor, in a machine tool, as a lathe or drilling machine, etc., which causes the work to revolve, or carries a tool or center, etc
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feed
Webster Dictionary
the motion, or act, of carrying forward the stuff to be operated upon, as cloth to the needle in a sewing machine; or of producing progressive operation upon any material or object in a machine, as, in a turning lathe, by moving the cutting tool along or in the work
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barker's mill
Webster Dictionary
a machine, invented in the 17th century, worked by a form of reaction wheel. The water flows into a vertical tube and gushes from apertures in hollow horizontal arms, causing the machine to revolve on its axis
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comparator
Webster Dictionary
an instrument or machine for comparing anything to be measured with a standard measure; -- applied especially to a machine for comparing standards of length
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mechanism
Webster Dictionary
the arrangement or relation of the parts of a machine; the parts of a machine, taken collectively; the arrangement or relation of the parts of anything as adapted to produce an effect; as, the mechanism of a watch; the mechanism of a sewing machine; the mechanism of a seed pod
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roving
Webster Dictionary
the operatin of forming the rove, or slightly twisted sliver or roll of wool or cotton, by means of a machine for the purpose, called a roving frame, or roving machine
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scutcher
Webster Dictionary
an implement or machine for scutching hemp, flax, or cotton; etc.; a scutch; a scutching machine
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breaker
Webster Dictionary
specifically: A machine for breaking rocks, or for breaking coal at the mines; also, the building in which such a machine is placed
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pari-mutuel
(ˌpær ɪˈmyu tʃu əl)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
Also called pari-mutuel machine. an electronic machine that registers bets in pari-mutuel betting as they are made and calculates and posts the changing odds and final payoffs.
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huller
Webster Dictionary
one who, or that which, hulls; especially, an agricultural machine for removing the hulls from grain; a hulling machine
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planer
Webster Dictionary
one who, or that which, planes; a planing machine; esp., a machine for planing wood or metals
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mechanical
Webster Dictionary
of or pertaining to a machine or to machinery or tools; made or formed by a machine or with tools; as, mechanical precision; mechanical products
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