Synonyms for
Machine
Definition
A machine is a device that makes tasks easier to do, usually by using power.
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Common collocations
- machine learning
- machine gun
- washing machine
- engine machine
- computer machine
- machine part
- machine code
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Usage note
While 'machine' can refer to any complex device, it often implies mechanical or electronic operation. 'Machinery' is often used as an uncountable noun to refer to a collection of machines.
Example sentences
- I used a machine to help me cut the grass.
- My mom uses a sewing machine to make clothes for us.
- A washing machine helps to clean clothes easily.
- My dad uses a machine to drill holes in wood.
- A vending machine gives you snacks when you put money in it.
Quotes
The machine does not isolate man from the great problems of nature but plunges him more deeply into them. - Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Man is a machine, but a very peculiar machine. He is a machine which, in the right circumstances, and with the right treatment, can know that he is a machine, and having fully realized this, he may find the ways to cease to be a machine. - P.D. Ouspensky
One man's car is another man's scenery. - Matshona Dhliwayo