engines

Meanings

Noun

• motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work
• something used to achieve a purpose
• a wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks
• an instrument or machine that is used in warfare, such as a battering ram, catapult, artillery piece, etc.
  • "medieval engines of war"
• plural of engine

Verb

• third-person singular simple present indicative of engine

Synonyms

engine, locomotive, locomotive engine, railway locomotive