boring
drilling
oil production | the act of drilling a hole in the earth in the hope of producing petroleum |
| drilling boring | the act of drilling |
woodborer
borer | any of various insects or larvae or mollusks that bore into wood |
| worker | sterile member of a colony of social insects that forages for food and cares for the larvae |
| worker bee | sterile bee specialized to collect food and maintain the hive |
corn borer European corn borer moth
corn borer moth
Pyrausta nubilalis | native to Europe, in America the larvae bore into the stem and crown of corn and other plants |
| corn borer Pyrausta nubilalis | larva of the European corn borer moth, a serious pest of maize |
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 |
bore bit
borer
rock drill
stone drill | a drill for penetrating rock |
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 |
drilling bit
drill bit | a bit used in drilling for oil |
| drilling pipe | a series of tubes (joined by screwed collars) that connect a drilling platform to the drilling bit, rotates the bit and supplies drilling mud |
drilling platform
offshore rig | drilling rig consisting of an offshore platform (floating or fixed to the sea bed) from which many oil wells can be bored radially |
drill rig
drilling rig
oilrig
oil rig | rig used in drilling for oil or gas |
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 |