Definition of machine

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Machine (n.) Supernatural agency in a poem, or a superhuman being introduced to perform some exploit..

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Balance Wheel :: Balance wheel () A wheel which imparts regularity to the movements of any engine or machine; a fly wheel.
Power :: Power (n.) The rate at which mechanical energy is exerted or mechanical work performed, as by an engine or other machine, or an animal, working continuously; as, an engine of twenty horse power..
Machinal :: Machinal (a.) Of or pertaining to machines.
Water Power :: Water power () The power of water employed to move machinery, etc..
Manufacture :: Manufacture (n.) Anything made from raw materials by the hand, by machinery, or by art, as cloths, iron utensils, shoes, machinery, saddlery, etc..
Spin :: Spin (v. t.) To draw out, and twist into threads, either by the hand or machinery; as, to spin wool, cotton, or flax; to spin goat's hair; to produce by drawing out and twisting a fibrous material..
Register :: Register (n.) A machine for registering automatically the number of persons passing through a gateway, fares taken, etc.; a telltale..
Union :: Union (n.) A joint or other connection uniting parts of machinery, or the like, as the elastic pipe of a tender connecting it with the feed pipe of a locomotive engine; especially, a pipe fitting for connecting pipes, or pipes and fittings, in such a way as to facilitate disconnection..
Machine :: Machine (n.) Supernatural agency in a poem, or a superhuman being introduced to perform some exploit..
Heck :: Heck (n.) An apparatus for separating the threads of warps into sets, as they are wound upon the reel from the bobbins, in a warping machine..
Aeroplane :: Aeroplane (n.) A flying machine, or a small plane for experiments on flying, which floats in the air only when propelled through it..
Plan :: Plan (a.) A draught or form; properly, a representation drawn on a plane, as a map or a chart; especially, a top view, as of a machine, or the representation or delineation of a horizontal section of anything, as of a building; a graphic representation; a diagram..
Hydropult :: Hydropult (n.) A machine for throwing water by hand power, as a garden engine, a fire extinguisher, etc..
Card :: Card (n.) A roll or sliver of fiber (as of wool) delivered from a carding machine.
Rumble :: Rumble (v. t.) To cause to pass through a rumble, or shaking machine. See Rumble, n., 4..
Gib :: Gib (n.) A piece or slip of metal or wood, notched or otherwise, in a machine or structure, to hold other parts in place or bind them together, or to afford a bearing surface; -- usually held or adjusted by means of a wedge, key, or screw..
Torchon Lace :: Torchon lace () a simple thread lace worked upon a pillow with coarse thread; also, a similar lace made by machinery..
Getterup :: Getterup (n.) One who contrives, makes, or arranges for, anything, as a book, a machine, etc..
Utilize :: Utilize (v. t.) To make useful; to turn to profitable account or use; to make use of; as, to utilize the whole power of a machine; to utilize one's opportunities..
Jenny :: "Jenny (n.) A machine for spinning a number of threads at once, -- used in factories..
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