machine

Meanings

Plural: machines

Noun

any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks
an efficient person
- "the boxer was a magnificent fighting machine"
an intricate organization that accomplishes its goals efficiently
- "the war machine"
a device for overcoming resistance at one point by applying force at some other point
a group that controls the activities of a political party
- "he was endorsed by the Democratic machine"
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
A device that directs and controls energy, often in the form of movement or electricity, to produce a certain effect.
A vehicle operated mechanically, such as an automobile or an airplane.
An answering machine or, by extension, voice mail.
A computer.
A person or organisation that seemingly acts like a machine, being particularly efficient, single-minded, or unemotional.
Especially, the group that controls a political or similar organization; a combination of persons acting together for a common purpose, with the agencies which they use.
Supernatural agency in a poem, or a superhuman being introduced to perform some exploit.
The system of special interest groups that supports a political party, especially in urban areas.
Penis.
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; the deus ex machina.
A bathing machine.

Verb

turn, shape, mold, or otherwise finish by machinery
make by machinery
To make by machinery.
To shape or finish by machinery; (usually, more specifically) to shape subtractively by metal-cutting with machine-controlled toolpaths.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French machine, from Latin māchina (“a machine, engine, contrivance, device, stratagem, trick”), from Doric Greek μᾱχᾰνᾱ́ (mākhănā́), cognate with Attic Greek μηχᾰνή (mēkhănḗ, “a machine, engine, contrivance, device”), from which comes mechanical. Displaced native Old English searu.

Synonyms

auto, automobile, car, engine, machine, motorcar, political machine, simple machine

Scrabble Score: 14

machine is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
machine is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
machine is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

machine is a valid Words With Friends word