machine

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1. Navneord

   A device with parts that work together to do a job.

   Eksempler

   • The factory installed a new machine to speed up work.
   • He repaired the sewing machine himself.
2. Navneord

   A vehicle such as a car, plane or motorcycle.

   Eksempler

   • The pilot turned his machine toward the east.
   • Joe will be ready if this machine starts.
3. Navneord

   A device that records phone messages.

   Eksempler

   • I left a message on his machine.
   • She checked the machine for missed calls.
4. Navneord

   A computer.

   Eksempler

   • Game makers push the limits of the machine.
   • He refuses to turn off his Linux machine.
5. Navneord

   A person or group that works with no feeling, like a machine.

   Eksempler

   • She is a winning machine who never gets tired.
   • The company has become a money making machine.
6. Navneord

   A group that controls a political party.

   Eksempler

   • The party machine chose the candidate.
   • He rose through the local political machine.
7. Navneord

   In old poetry, a god or magic power that helps the story.

   Eksempler

   • The epic uses divine machine to solve the conflict.
   • Critics argued about the use of machine in the old play.
8. Navneord

   The network of groups that supports a political party.

   Eksempler

   • The big city party machine got out the vote.
   • The party relied on its machine in the cities.
9. Navneord

   In rude slang, a man's private part.

   Eksempler

   • The old joke used machine as a rude word.
   • The joke played on the double meaning of machine.
10. Navneord

    In ancient Greek theater, a crane that lifted actors playing gods.

    Eksempler

    • Actors were lifted into the air using the machine.
    • The writer used the machine to show a god arriving.