machines

Meaning of machines

noun
  1. A device that directs and controls energy, often in the form of movement or electricity, to produce a certain effect.
  2. A vehicle operated mechanically, such as an automobile or an airplane.
  3. (abbreviation) An answering machine or, by extension, voice mail.
    I called you earlier, but all I got was the machine.
  4. A computer.
    Game developers assume they're pushing the limits of the machine.
  5. A person or organisation that seemingly acts like a machine, being particularly efficient, single-minded, or unemotional.
    Bruce Campbell was a "demon-killing machine" because he made quick work of killing demons.
  6. Especially, the group that controls a political or similar organization; a combination of persons acting together for a common purpose, with the agencies which they use.
  7. Supernatural agency in a poem, or a superhuman being introduced to perform some exploit.
  8. The system of special interest groups that supports a political party, especially in urban areas.
  9. Penis.
  10. A contrivance in the Ancient Greek theatre for indicating a change of scene, by means of which a god might cross the stage or deliver a divine message; the deus ex machina.
  11. A bathing machine.
verb
  1. To make by machinery.
  2. To shape or finish by machinery.

Information about machines

  • The singular form of machines is: machine.
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Hyphenation of machines

ma-chines

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 8 chars.
  • machines is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

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