Definitions for machine
məˈʃinma·chine

Princeton's WordNet(1.33 / 6 votes)Rate this definition:

1. machinenoun

   any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks

2. machinenoun

   an efficient person

   "the boxer was a magnificent fighting machine"

3. machinenoun

   an intricate organization that accomplishes its goals efficiently

   "the war machine"

4. machine, simple machinenoun

   a device for overcoming resistance at one point by applying force at some other point

5. machine, political machinenoun

   a group that controls the activities of a political party

   "he was endorsed by the Democratic machine"

6. car, auto, automobile, machine, motorcarverb

   a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine

   "he needs a car to get to work"

7. machineverb

   turn, shape, mold, or otherwise finish by machinery

8. machineverb

   make by machinery

   "The Americans were machining while others still hand-made cars"

Wiktionary(3.33 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. machinenoun

   A mechanical or electrical device that performs or assists in the performance of human tasks, whether physical or computational, laborious or for entertainment.

   Etymology: From machine, from machina, from μαχανά, Doric spelling of μηχανή, from μῆχος.

2. machinenoun

   A vehicle operated mechanically; an automobile.

   Etymology: From machine, from machina, from μαχανά, Doric spelling of μηχανή, from μῆχος.

3. machinenoun

   An answering machine or, by extension, voice mail.

   I called you earlier, but all I got was the machine.

   Etymology: From machine, from machina, from μαχανά, Doric spelling of μηχανή, from μῆχος.

4. machinenoun

   A computer.

   Game developers assume they're pushing the limits of the machine.

   Etymology: From machine, from machina, from μαχανά, Doric spelling of μηχανή, from μῆχος.

5. machinenoun

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

   Etymology: From machine, from machina, from μαχανά, Doric spelling of μηχανή, from μῆχος.

6. machinenoun

   Especially, the group that controls a political or similar organization.

   Etymology: From machine, from machina, from μαχανά, Doric spelling of μηχανή, from μῆχος.

7. machinenoun

   penis

   Etymology: From machine, from machina, from μαχανά, Doric spelling of μηχανή, from μῆχος.

8. machineverb

   to make by machinery.

   Etymology: From machine, from machina, from μαχανά, Doric spelling of μηχανή, from μῆχος.

9. machineverb

   to shape or finish by machinery.

   Etymology: From machine, from machina, from μαχανά, Doric spelling of μηχανή, from μῆχος.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Machinenoun

   in general, any combination of bodies so connected that their relative motions are constrained, and by means of which force and motion may be transmitted and modified, as a screw and its nut, or a lever arranged to turn about a fulcrum or a pulley about its pivot, etc.; especially, a construction, more or less complex, consisting of a combination of moving parts, or simple mechanical elements, as wheels, levers, cams, etc., with their supports and connecting framework, calculated to constitute a prime mover, or to receive force and motion from a prime mover or from another machine, and transmit, modify, and apply them to the production of some desired mechanical effect or work, as weaving by a loom, or the excitation of electricity by an electrical machine

   Etymology: [F., fr. L. machina machine, engine, device, trick, Gr. mhchanh`, from mh^chos means, expedient. Cf. Mechanic.]

2. Machinenoun

   any mechanical contrivance, as the wooden horse with which the Greeks entered Troy; a coach; a bicycle

   Etymology: [F., fr. L. machina machine, engine, device, trick, Gr. mhchanh`, from mh^chos means, expedient. Cf. Mechanic.]

3. Machinenoun

   a person who acts mechanically or at will of another

   Etymology: [F., fr. L. machina machine, engine, device, trick, Gr. mhchanh`, from mh^chos means, expedient. Cf. Mechanic.]

4. Machinenoun

   a combination of persons acting together for a common purpose, with the agencies which they use; as, the social machine

   Etymology: [F., fr. L. machina machine, engine, device, trick, Gr. mhchanh`, from mh^chos means, expedient. Cf. Mechanic.]

5. Machinenoun

   a political organization arranged and controlled by one or more leaders for selfish, private or partisan ends

   Etymology: [F., fr. L. machina machine, engine, device, trick, Gr. mhchanh`, from mh^chos means, expedient. Cf. Mechanic.]

6. Machinenoun

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

   Etymology: [F., fr. L. machina machine, engine, device, trick, Gr. mhchanh`, from mh^chos means, expedient. Cf. Mechanic.]

7. Machineverb

   to subject to the action of machinery; to effect by aid of machinery; to print with a printing machine

   Etymology: [F., fr. L. machina machine, engine, device, trick, Gr. mhchanh`, from mh^chos means, expedient. Cf. Mechanic.]

Freebase(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Machine

   A machine is a tool that consists of one or more parts, and uses energy to achieve a particular goal. Machines are usually powered by mechanical, chemical, thermal, or electrical means, and are frequently motorized. Historically, a powered tool also required moving parts to classify as a machine; however, the advent of electronics technology has led to the development of powered tools without moving parts that are considered machines. A simple machine is a device that simply transforms the direction or magnitude of a force, but a large number of more complex machines exist. Examples include vehicles, electronic systems, molecular machines, computers, television, and radio.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Machine

   ma-shēn′, n. any artificial means or contrivance: any instrument for the conversion of motion: an engine: a coach or conveyance of any kind: one who can do only what he is told: 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—whence the expression Deus ex machĭna for a sudden interposition of Providence: any literary contrivance for the development of a plot: supernatural agency in a poem.—v.t. to use machinery for, esp. to print or sew by such: to make by means of machinery.—ns. Machine′-gun, a gun firing a great many shots one after the other, sometimes as many as 1000 per minute; Machine′-man, a man who manages the working of a machine, esp. in a printing-office; Machin′ery, machines in general: the working parts of a machine: combined means for keeping anything in action, or for producing a desired result; Machine′-shop, a workshop where machines are made; Machine′-tool, an adjustable machine for doing work with cutting-tools, or one utilising minor tools, as a planing-, drilling-machine, &c.; Machine′-work, work done by a machine; Machin′ist, a constructor of machines: one well versed in machinery: one who works a machine. [Fr.,—L. machĭna—Gr. mēchanē, akin to mēch-os, contrivance.]

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. machine

   A type of device or system created and designed in various colors, materials, mechanisms, shapes, sizes and styles.

   The machine was beautifully made and was used to wash the clothes.

   Submitted by MaryC on January 20, 2020  

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Etymology and Origins(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Machine

   A bicycle is called a machine because it is a more or less complicated piece of mechanism made up of many parts. In the United States the term machine is applied both to a locomotive and a fire engine.

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1. • Device
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British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'machine' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1305

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'machine' in Written Corpus Frequency: #912

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'machine' in Nouns Frequency: #322

Anagrams for machine »

1. Eichman

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of machine in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of machine in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of machine in a Sentence

1. Jeffreti Chara:

   Production has improved dramatically since I started using a solar-powered machine, boosting my income from around $50 to $90 a month, solar energy has improved my family’s quality of life such that there is not much difference between us and people in the urban areas.

2. Comte de Lautréamont:

   Beautiful as the chance encounter of a sewing machine and an umbrella on an operating table

3. Cardenas Hoffman:

   This is Adam Lanza. I'm gonna kill you. You're dead. You're dead. You hear me? You're dead. With my machine gun.

4. Mark Galeotti:

   But it is much harder to get an RPG (rocket-propelled grenade) or a machine gun or the boring things like spare parts for the above. You actually need to have a proper war for these sorts of things to become available and, lo and behold, you have a proper war, at the moment you have, from the criminals' point of view, a wonderful opportunity.

5. Renee Engeln:

   Likes are powerful because they are immediate feedback, in a way, likes give you the same kind of hit like a gambler gets at a slot machine.

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