Burring machine () A machine for cleansing wool of burs, seeds, and other substances. |
Gramme machine () A kind of dynamo-electric machine |
Guess warp () A rope or hawser by which a vessel is towed or warped along |
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 |
Slashing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Slash |
Spinning (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Spin |
Spinning () a. & n. from Spin. |
Twisting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Twist |
Twisting () a. & n. from Twist. |
Warp (v. t.) To throw |
Warp (v. t.) To turn or twist out of shape |
Warp (v. t.) To turn aside from the true direction |
Warp (v. t.) To weave |
Warp (v. t.) To tow or move, as a vessel, with a line, or warp, attached to a buoy, anchor, or other fixed object. |
Warp (v. t.) To cast prematurely, as young |
Warp (v. t.) To let the tide or other water in upon (lowlying land), for the purpose of fertilization, by a deposit of warp, or slimy substance. |
Warp (v. t.) To run off the reel into hauls to be tarred, as yarns. |
Warp (v. t.) To arrange (yarns) on a warp beam. |
Warp (v. i.) To turn, twist, or be twisted out of shape |
Warp (v. i.) to turn or incline from a straight, true, or proper course |
Warp (v. i.) To fly with a bending or waving motion |
Warp (v. i.) To cast the young prematurely |
Warp (v. i.) To wind yarn off bobbins for forming the warp of a web |
Warp (v.) The threads which are extended lengthwise in the loom, and crossed by the woof. |
Warp (v.) A rope used in hauling or moving a vessel, usually with one end attached to an anchor, a post, or other fixed object |
Warp (v.) A slimy substance deposited on land by tides, etc., by which a rich alluvial soil is formed. |
Warp (v.) A premature casting of young |
Warp (v.) Four |
Warp (v.) The state of being warped or twisted |
spin twirl twist twisting whirl | the act of rotating rapidly, he gave the crank a spin, it broke off after much twisting |
distortion overrefinement straining torture twisting | the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean |
spinning | creating thread |
web-spinning mite | a mite that spins a web |
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 |
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 |
high-warp loom | a handloom in which the warp is carried vertically, for weaving tapestry |
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 |
low-warp-loom | a handloom in which the warp is carried horizontally, for weaving tapestry |
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 |