Broken wind () The heaves. |
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 |
Thick wind () A defect of respiration in a horse, that is unassociated with noise in breathing or with the signs of emphysema. |
Wind (v. t.) To turn completely, or with repeated turns |
Wind (v. t.) To entwist |
Wind (v. t.) To have complete control over |
Wind (v. t.) To introduce by insinuation |
Wind (v. t.) To cover or surround with something coiled about |
Wind (v. i.) To turn completely or repeatedly |
Wind (v. i.) To have a circular course or direction |
Wind (v. i.) To go to the one side or the other |
Wind (n.) The act of winding or turning |
Wind (n.) Air naturally in motion with any degree of velocity |
Wind (n.) Air artificially put in motion by any force or action |
Wind (n.) Breath modulated by the respiratory and vocal organs, or by an instrument. |
Wind (n.) Power of respiration |
Wind (n.) Air or gas generated in the stomach or bowels |
Wind (n.) Air impregnated with an odor or scent. |
Wind (n.) A direction from which the wind may blow |
Wind (n.) A disease of sheep, in which the intestines are distended with air, or rather affected with a violent inflammation. It occurs immediately after shearing. |
Wind (n.) Mere breath or talk |
Wind (n.) The dotterel. |
Wind (v. t.) To expose to the wind |
Wind (v. t.) To perceive or follow by the scent |
Wind (v. t.) To drive hard, or force to violent exertion, as a horse, so as to render scant of wind |
Wind (v. t.) To rest, as a horse, in order to allow the breath to be recovered |
Wind (v. t.) To blow |
Wind-break (v. t.) To break the wind of |
Wind-break (n.) A clump of trees serving for a protection against the force of wind. |
Wind-broken (a.) Having the power of breathing impaired by the rupture, dilatation, or running together of air cells of the lungs, so that while the inspiration is by one effort, the expiration is by two |
Wind-fertilized (a.) Anemophilous |
Wind-plant (n.) A windflower. |
Wind-rode (a.) Caused to ride or drive by the wind in opposition to the course of the tide |
Wind-sucker (n.) A horse given to wind-sucking |
Wind-sucker (n.) The kestrel. |
Wind-sucking (n.) A vicious habit of a horse, consisting in the swallowing of air |
wind winding twist | the act of winding or twisting, he put the key in the old clock and gave it a good wind |
wind | breath, the collision knocked the wind out of him |
second wind | the return of relatively easy breathing after initial exhaustion during continuous exertion |
fart farting flatus wind breaking wind | a reflex that expels intestinal gas through the anus |
adding machine totalizer totaliser | a calculator that performs simple arithmetic functions |
addressing machine Addressograph | a printer that automatically prints addresses on letters for mailing |
aeolian harp aeolian lyre wind harp | a harp having strings tuned in unison, they sound when wind passes over them |
anemometer wind gauge wind gage | a gauge for recording the speed and direction of wind |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
perpetual motion machine | a machine that can continue to do work indefinitely without drawing energy from some external source, impossible under the law of conservation of energy |