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Machine

noun

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

An efficient person.

An intricate organization that accomplishes its goals efficiently.

A device for overcoming resistance at one point by applying force at some other point. Synonym: simple machine.

A group that controls the activities of a political party. Synonym: political machine.

A motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine. Synonyms: auto, automobile, car, motorcar.

verb

(past & past part. machined; pres. part. machining)

Turn, shape, mold, or otherwise finish by machinery.

Make by machinery.

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"Machine" Quotes from Famous Books

... where I first met Mr. Wilmington. The place is full of romantic associations. The stockings are all one size, Annie; but people like to wear different numbers, and so we try to gratify them. Which number do you wear? Or don't you wear the Wilmington machine-knit? I don't. Well, they're not dreams exactly, Annie, when all's said ...

— Annie Kilburn - A Novel • W. D. Howells

... two points, especially, of importance here. In the motion of any machine, it is possible to distinguish with the utmost accuracy, between the cause and the effect of the motion: the blowing of the wind, for instance, is simply and purely, the cause of the friction of the ...

— Principles Of Political Economy • William Roscher

... considerate Government," says WILFRID LAWSON. "Might save time and trouble if they had at table an automatic machine; Members wanting to know how business is to be arranged, what Bills to be dropped, and which gone forward with, could go up to table, drop a penny in the slot, and out would come the answer—'I have seen nothing; I ...

— Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 99, July 19, 1890 • Various

... like it," said the girl decidedly. "Horses are better than machines. I saw a machine once. It was to cut wheat. It made a noise, and did not go ...

— The Girl from Montana • Grace Livingston Hill

... and haven't a powerful machine, avoid this beautiful drive. If you are not driving an air-cooled car, carry extra water with you. You will need it before you reach the top. The road is a narrow zigzag, making an ascent of 4000 feet ...

— Out of Doors--California and Oregon • J. A. Graves

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