MACHINE Synonyms
There are 31 hypernyms of the word machine. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for MACHINE
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apparatus | nounn | |||||||
noun • equipment designed to serve a specific function • (anatomy) a group of body parts that work together to perform a given function | ||||||||
appliance | nounn | |||||||
noun • a device or control that is very useful for a particular job • durable goods for home or office use | ||||||||
contraption | nounn | |||||||
noun • a device or control that is very useful for a particular job | ||||||||
contrivance | nounn | |||||||
noun • a device or control that is very useful for a particular job • the faculty of contriving; inventive skill • an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade • an artificial or unnatural or obviously contrived arrangement of details or parts etc. • any improvised arrangement for temporary use • the act of devising something | ||||||||
device | nounn | |||||||
noun • an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose • something in an artistic work designed to achieve a particular effect • any clever maneuver • any ornamental pattern or design (as in embroidery) • an emblematic design (especially in heraldry) | ||||||||
equipment | nounn | |||||||
noun • an instrumentality needed for an undertaking or to perform a service | ||||||||
implement | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • instrumentation (a piece of equipment or tool) used to effect an end verb • apply in a manner consistent with its purpose or design • ensure observance of laws and rules • pursue to a conclusion or bring to a successful issue | ||||||||
instrument | nounn | |||||||
noun • a device that requires skill for proper use • the means whereby some act is accomplished • a person used by another to gain an end • (law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right • the semantic role of the entity (usually inanimate) that the agent uses to perform an action or start a process • any of various devices or contrivances that can be used to produce musical tones or sounds verb • equip with instruments for measuring, recording, or controlling • write an instrumental score for • address a legal document to | ||||||||
mechanism | nounn | |||||||
noun • the atomic process that occurs during a chemical reaction • the technical aspects of doing something • a natural object resembling a machine in structure or function • (philosophy) the philosophical theory that all phenomena can be explained in terms of physical or biological causes • device consisting of a piece of machinery; has moving parts that perform some function | ||||||||
tool | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • an implement used in the practice of a vocation • the means whereby some act is accomplished • a person who is controlled by others and is used to perform unpleasant or dishonest tasks for someone else • obscene terms for penis verb • drive • ride in a car with no particular goal and just for the pleasure of it • furnish with tools • work with a tool | ||||||||
auto | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine | ||||||||
automobile | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine verb • travel in an automobile | ||||||||
car | nounn | |||||||
noun • a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine • a wheeled vehicle adapted to the rails of railroad • the compartment that is suspended from an airship and that carries personnel and the cargo and the power plant • where passengers ride up and down • a conveyance for passengers or freight on a cable railway | ||||||||
motorcar | nounn | |||||||
noun • a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine | ||||||||
political machine | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a group that controls the activities of a political party | ||||||||
simple machine | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a device for overcoming resistance at one point by applying force at some other point |