machines

/məˈʃiːnz/

noun

  1. 1

    A device that directs and controls energy, often in the form of movement or electricity, to produce a certain effect.

  2. 2

    A vehicle operated mechanically, such as an automobile or an airplane.

  3. 3

    (abbreviation) An answering machine or, by extension, voice mail.

    I called you earlier, but all I got was the machine.
  4. 4

    A computer.

    Game developers assume they're pushing the limits of the machine.
  5. 5

    A person or organisation that seemingly acts like a machine, being particularly efficient, single-minded, or unemotional.

    Bruce Campbell was a "demon-killing machine" because he made quick work of killing demons.
  6. 6

    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.

  7. 7

    Supernatural agency in a poem, or a superhuman being introduced to perform some exploit.

  8. 8

    The system of special interest groups that supports a political party, especially in urban areas.

  9. 9

    Penis.

  10. 10

    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.

  11. 11

    A bathing machine.

verb

  1. 1

    To make by machinery.

  2. 2

    To shape or finish by machinery.

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