All machine synonyms
maΒ·chine
M m noun machine
- apparatus β The apparatus of an organization or system is its structure and method of operation.
- automobile β An automobile is a car.
- tool β an implement, especially one held in the hand, as a hammer, saw, or file, for performing or facilitating mechanical operations.
- appliance β An appliance is a device or machine in your home that you use to do a job such as cleaning or cooking. Appliances are often electrical.
- instrument β a mechanical tool or implement, especially one used for delicate or precision work: surgical instruments.
- motor β a comparatively small and powerful engine, especially an internal-combustion engine in an automobile, motorboat, or the like.
- vehicle β any means in or by which someone travels or something is carried or conveyed; a means of conveyance or transport: a motor vehicle; space vehicles.
- gadget β a mechanical contrivance or device; any ingenious article.
- system β an assemblage or combination of things or parts forming a complex or unitary whole: a mountain system; a railroad system.
- structure β mode of building, construction, or organization; arrangement of parts, elements, or constituents: a pyramidal structure.
- machinery β an assemblage of machines or mechanical apparatuses: the machinery of a factory.
- contraption β You can refer to a device or machine as a contraption, especially when it looks strange or you do not know what it is used for.
- widget β a small mechanical device, as a knob or switch, especially one whose name is not known or cannot be recalled; gadget: a row of widgets on the instrument panel.
- robot β a machine that resembles a human and does mechanical, routine tasks on command.
- mechanism β an assembly of moving parts performing a complete functional motion, often being part of a large machine; linkage.
- computer β a device, usually electronic, that processes data according to a set of instructions. The digital computer stores data in discrete units and performs arithmetical and logical operations at very high speed. The analog computer has no memory and is slower than the digital computer but has a continuous rather than a discrete input. The hybrid computer combines some of the advantages of digital and analog computers
- contrivance β If you describe something as a contrivance, you disapprove of it because it is unnecessary and artificial.
- implement β any article used in some activity, especially an instrument, tool, or utensil: agricultural implements.
- thingamabob β thingamajig.
- automaton β If you say that someone is an automaton, you are critical of them because they behave as if they are so tired or bored that they do things without thinking.
- setup β Surveying. station (def 14a). a surveying instrument precisely positioned for observations from a station. a gap between the end of a chain or tape being used for a measurement and the point toward which it is laid.
- agency β An agency is a business which provides a service on behalf of other businesses.
- party β a social gathering, as of invited guests at a private home, for conversation, refreshments, entertainment, etc.: a cocktail party.
- ring β a male given name.
- lineup β a particular order or disposition of persons or things as arranged or drawn up for action, inspection, etc.
- movement β the act, process, or result of moving.
- laborer β a person engaged in work that requires bodily strength rather than skill or training: a laborer in the field.
- clone β If someone or something is a clone of another person or thing, they are so similar to this person or thing that they seem to be exactly the same as them.
- agent β A chemical that has a particular effect or is used for a particular purpose can be referred to as a particular kind of agent.
- grind β to wear, smooth, or sharpen by abrasion or friction; whet: to grind a lens.
- puppet β an artificial figure representing a human being or an animal, manipulated by the hand, rods, wires, etc., as on a miniature stage. Compare hand puppet, marionette.
- drudge β a person who does menial, distasteful, dull, or hard work.
- zombie β the body of a dead person given the semblance of life, but mute and will-less, by a supernatural force, usually for some evil purpose. the supernatural force itself.
- engine β A machine with moving parts that converts power into motion.
- device β A device is an object that has been invented for a particular purpose, for example for recording or measuring something.
- organization β the act or process of organizing.
- organisation β the act or process of organizing.
- procedure β subroutine
- android β In science fiction books and films, an android is a robot that looks like a human being.
- labourer β Standard spelling of laborer.
- mechanical β having to do with machinery: a mechanical failure.
verb machine
- cobbled β A cobbled street has a surface made of cobblestones.
- prefab β prefabricated.
- manufacture β the making of goods or wares by manual labor or by machinery, especially on a large scale: the manufacture of television sets.
- throw together β to propel or cast in any way, especially to project or propel from the hand by a sudden forward motion or straightening of the arm and wrist: to throw a ball.
- tooling β an implement, especially one held in the hand, as a hammer, saw, or file, for performing or facilitating mechanical operations.
- cobbling β to pave with cobblestones.
- mass-produce β to produce or manufacture (goods) in large quantities, especially by machinery.
- cobble β Cobbles are the same as cobblestones.