Definitions for machines
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1. Machines

   "Machines" is a song by Scottish band Biffy Clyro, from their 2007 album, Puzzle. It was due to be released as the fourth physical single from Puzzle on 1 October 2007 but was pushed back 1 week and released on the 8th October 2007. The "Alternate Mix" was released on iTunes on September 30, 1 day earlier than expected. The "Rock Version" can only be bought at Recordstore.co.uk and also has alternate lyrics to the album version.

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1. machinesnoun

   Plural noun of the word machine.

   The machines in the local factory were set to produce with operators at specific times according to the production line procedures.

   Submitted by MaryC on September 12, 2016  

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'machines' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2201

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'machines' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2207

How to pronounce machines?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

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   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

   South African

How to say machines in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of machines in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of machines in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of machines in a Sentence

1. Sandria Godwin:

   Between the open packages, knives, workers handling the meats, and the fact that they don’t always clean the machines between uses, there are just so many opportunities within the deli counter for bacteria to spread.

2. Professor Gil Weinberg:

   If you want to move towards a particular drum the arm knows that because it recognizes the gestures and moves towards the arm and it's important that it will be there because the drums are there, you're playing with the drums and you feel like your own body is responding to you in a way. So the idea is that machines are not separated from humans, but they are becoming part of humans.

3. Giuseppe Loianno:

   We should really look at these machines as vehicles that can help humans [ in emergencies ].

4. Anne Roudaut:

   This work explores the intersection between man and machine, we have seen many works trying to augment humans with parts of machines, here we look at the other way around and try to make the devices we use every day more like us, i.e. human-like.

5. Andre Bakhos:

   Chances are, the bulk of the action will take place Monday and Tuesday and then they turn their machines off.

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