Balancing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Balance |
Burring machine () A machine for cleansing wool of burs, seeds, and other substances. |
Gramme machine () A kind of dynamo-electric machine |
Machine (n.) In general, any combination of bodies so connected that their relative motions are constrained, and by means of which force and motion may be transmitted and modified, as a screw and its nut, or a lever arranged to turn about a fulcrum or a pulley about its pivot, etc. |
Machine (n.) Any mechanical contrivance, as the wooden horse with which the Greeks entered Troy |
Machine (n.) A person who acts mechanically or at will of another. |
Machine (n.) A combination of persons acting together for a common purpose, with the agencies which they use |
Machine (n.) A political organization arranged and controlled by one or more leaders for selfish, private or partisan ends. |
Machine (n.) Supernatural agency in a poem, or a superhuman being introduced to perform some exploit. |
Machine (v. t.) To subject to the action of machinery |
Range (n.) To set in a row, or in rows |
Range (n.) To place (as a single individual) among others in a line, row, or order, as in the ranks of an army |
Range (n.) To separate into parts |
Range (n.) To dispose in a classified or in systematic order |
Range (n.) To rove over or through |
Range (n.) To sail or pass in a direction parallel to or near |
Range (n.) To be native to, or to live in |
Range (v. i.) To rove at large |
Range (v. i.) To have range |
Range (v. i.) To be placed in order |
Range (v. i.) To have a certain direction |
Range (v. i.) To be native to, or live in, a certain district or region |
Range (v.) A series of things in a line |
Range (v.) An aggregate of individuals in one rank or degree |
Range (v.) The step of a ladder |
Range (v.) A kitchen grate. |
Range (v.) An extended cooking apparatus of cast iron, set in brickwork, and affording conveniences for various ways of cooking |
Range (v.) A bolting sieve to sift meal. |
Range (v.) A wandering or roving |
Range (v.) That which may be ranged over |
Range (v.) Extent or space taken in by anything excursive |
Range (v.) The region within which a plant or animal naturally lives. |
Range (v.) The horizontal distance to which a shot or other projectile is carried. |
Range (v.) Sometimes, less properly, the trajectory of a shot or projectile. |
Range (v.) A place where shooting, as with cannons or rifles, is practiced. |
Range (v.) In the public land system of the United States, a row or line of townships lying between two successive meridian lines six miles apart. |
Range (v.) See Range of cable, below. |
reconciliation balancing | getting two things to correspond, the reconciliation of his checkbook and the bank statement |
range animal | any animal that lives and grazes in the grassy open land of western North America (especially horses, cattle, sheep) |
adding machine totalizer totaliser | a calculator that performs simple arithmetic functions |
addressing machine Addressograph | a printer that automatically prints addresses on letters for mailing |
answering machine | an electronic device that answers the telephone and records messages |
automatic rifle automatic machine rifle | light machine gun |
bathhouse bathing machine | a building containing dressing rooms for bathers |
breathing device breathing apparatus breathing machine ventilator | a device that facilitates breathing in cases of respiratory failure |
Browning machine gun Peacemaker | a belt-fed machine gun capable of firing more than rounds per minute, used by United States troops in World War II and the Korean War |
burp gun machine pistol | a fully automatic pistol, a small submachine gun |
calculator calculating machine | a small machine that is used for mathematical calculations |
car auto automobile machine motorcar | a motor vehicle with four wheels, usually propelled by an internal combustion engine, he needs a car to get to work |
cash machine cash dispenser automated teller machine automatic teller machine automated teller automatic teller ATM | an unattended machine (outside some banks) that dispenses money when a personal coded card is used |
computer computing machine computing device data processor electronic computer information processing system | a machine for performing calculations automatically |
dialyzer dialysis machine | a medical instrument for separating substances in solution by unequal diffusion through semipermeable membranes |
diathermy machine | a medical instrument for local heating of bodily tissues for medical purposes |
dishwasher dish washer dishwashing machine | a machine for washing dishes |
electric range | a kitchen range in which the heat for cooking is provided by electric power |
electrostatic generator electrostatic machine Wimshurst machine Van de Graaff generator | electrical device that produces a high voltage by building up a charge of static electricity |
facsimile facsimile machine fax | duplicator that transmits the copy by wire or radio |
farm machine | a machine used in farming |
firing range target range | a practice range for target practice |
franking machine | a machine that automatically stamps letters or packages passing through it and computes the total charge |
fruit machine | a coin-operated gambling machine that produces random combinations of symbols (usually pictures of different fruits) on rotating dials, certain combinations win money for the player |
gas range gas stove gas cooker | a range with gas rings and an oven for cooking with gas |
golf range driving range | a practice range for practicing golf shots |
heart-lung machine | a pump to maintain circulation during heart surgery, diverts blood from the heart and oxygenates it and then pumps it through the body |
hovercraft ground-effect machine | a craft capable of moving over water or land on a cushion of air created by jet engines |
ice machine | an electric refrigerator to supply ice cubes |
knitting machine | a textile machine that makes knitted fabrics |
light machine gun | a submachine gun not greater than . millimeter |
Linotype Linotype machine | a typesetting machine operated from a keyboard that casts an entire line as a single slug of metal |
lithograph lithograph machine | duplicator that prints by lithography, a flat surface (of stone or metal) is treated to absorb or repel ink in the desired pattern |
machine | any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks |
machine simple machine | a device for overcoming resistance at one point by applying force at some other point |
machine bolt | a bolt with a square or hexagonal head on one end and a threaded shaft on the other end, tightened with a wrench, used to connect metal parts |
machine gun | a rapidly firing automatic gun (often mounted) |
machine screw | a screw used either with a nut or with a tapped hole, slotted head can be driven by a screwdriver |
machine shop | workshop where metal is cut and shaped etc., by machine tools |
machine stitch sewing-machine stitch | a sewing stitch made by a sewing machine, sometimes using more than one thread |
machine tool | a powered machine for cutting or shaping or finishing metals or other materials |
magneto magnetoelectric machine | a small dynamo with a secondary winding that produces a high voltage enabling a spark to jump between the poles of a spark plug in a gasoline engine |
microwave diathermy machine | diathermy machine that uses microwave radiation as the source of heat |
milking machine | machine consisting of a suction apparatus for milking cows mechanically |
miller milling machine | machine tool in which metal that is secured to a carriage is fed against rotating cutters that shape it |
mimeograph mimeo mimeograph machine Roneo Roneograph | a rotary duplicator that uses a stencil through which ink is pressed (trade mark Roneo) |
mincer mincing machine | a kitchen utensil that cuts or chops food (especially meat) into small pieces |
omnirange omnidirectional range omnidirectional radio range | a navigational system consisting of a network of radio beacons that provide aircraft with information about exact position and bearing |
pari-mutuel machine totalizer totaliser totalizator totalisator | computer that registers bets and divides the total amount bet among those who won |
pavior paviour paving machine | a machine for laying pavement |