machine1 nounmachine2 verb
machinema‧chine1 /məˈʃiːn/ ●●● S1 W1 noun [countable] 
WORD ORIGINmachine1
Origin:
1500-1600 Old French, Latin machina, from Greek mechane, from mechos ‘way of doing things’EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- a machine that fills beer bottles
- He's like an eating machine.
- I think there's something wrong with my machine -would you take a look at it?
- Ice could be made in huge quantities by machine.
- It's possible to operate the machines by remote control.
- Just hit that button to stop the machine.
- One cable was damaged, which was causing the machine to shut down frequently.
- Our soft-serve ice cream machine isn't working.
- the government's propaganda machine
- the party machine
- There is a washing machine in the basement of the building.
- Whenever she calls and the machine is on, she hangs up.
- You need a machine with 64 kilobytes of memory to run the program.
- But perhaps the machine has taken over from the individual.
- Nintendo is promising there will be five to 10 games available for the new machine initially.
- She took him to a pachinko parlor, a long narrow room full of people pressed against upright machines.
- The motors of the wave machine run day and night.
- The product range includes equipment for medical uses: eg a vehicle for children with spina bifida and portable kidney machines.
- True, the programme will not actually run the Duomatic machine, since this is a mechanical selection knitting machine rather than electronic.
- When it snows in Boston, residents litter the streets with old furniture, barrels and a rusty washing machine or two.
THESAURUS
a piece of equipment with moving parts that uses power such as electricity to do a particular job: · a washing machine· an X-ray machine· Staff are trained to operate the machine.
formal a machine or piece of electrical equipment, usually a large one, that people use in the home: · The store sells kitchen appliances such as refrigerators, dishwashers, and toasters.· We carry out repairs on a range of household appliances.
a piece of equipment, usually a small electronic one, that does a special job: · electronic listening devices· 50,000 people downloaded the music to computers or portable devices such as iPods.· The device is fitted to the car and can detect stationary objects ahead.
a small, useful, and cleverly-designed tool or machine: · high-tech gadgets· He buys all the latest gadgets.
a machine or piece of equipment that looks strange or complicated: · There was a bizarre contraption for polishing the floor.
Longman Language Activatora machine a piece of equipment that does a particular type of work, either in your home or in a factory, office etc, using power from an engine or from electricity: · a machine that fills beer bottles· One cable was damaged, which was causing the machine to shut down frequently.sewing/washing/fax machine (=a machine for sewing, washing clothes etc): · There is a washing machine in the basement of the building.operate a machine (=make it work): · It's possible to operate the machines by remote control.by machine: · Ice could be made in huge quantities by machine.
a piece of equipment that has been cleverly designed to do a particular job, for example one that makes measurements, records sounds or movements, or controls the operation of a machine: · An EEG is a device that records electrical activity in the brain.device for: · a device for controlling temperature· The farmers there still use the 'Archimedes Screw', an ancient device for raising water from a lake or well.listening/measuring device: · They were both aware that there might be listening devices hidden in the room.safety device: · The National Association for Elevator Safety says that most elevators have safety devices that prevent free-falls.
a machine that is controlled by a computer and can do some of the complicated jobs that humans do, such as making things in a factory: · With the flick of a switch, the robot picks up the bomb, carries it away from buildings, and blows it up.· One astronaut used the space shuttle's robot arm to pick up an 1800-pound satellite from space.
formal a piece of electrical equipment used in your home, such as a washing machine: · People are spending more of their income on goods such as cars and appliances.domestic/household/home appliance: · To make it easier to return any unwanted purchases, save the original packaging, especially for electronics and household appliances.
machines in general, especially the large machines used in factories or on farms: heavy machinery: · The package says you shouldn't drive or operate heavy machinery after taking these pills.industrial/farm machinery: · Industrial machinery and electronic equipment lead the nation's export list.· a company that manufactures farm machinery
a piece of equipment that is designed to do a particular job inside a machine or larger piece of equipment: · The mechanism that raises the bridge was not working correctly.· Unfortunately, the water had damaged the firing mechanism inside the rocket.· The garlic press uses a screw mechanism to squeeze out juice and pulp.
a machine that seems strange and awkward-looking and has lots of pieces joined together in a strange way: · Early cameras were large and expensive contraptions.· By demonstrating his floating contraption - part surfboard, part kayak and part sailboard - Halfon hopes to create a tide of attention.
a thing that produces power for a machine or vehicle the part of a car, aircraft etc that produces the power that makes it move: · Every time I try to start the engine, there's a strange knocking sound.· She left the car in the drive with the engine still running.· The SVT is available only with a six-cylinder engine.automobile/jet etc engine: · Some residents fear the crops would attract birds that might be sucked into jet engines.diesel engine: · For next year, the company will offer three cars with turbocharged diesel engines in the United States.
the part of a machine that makes it work or move, especially by using electrical power: · Just then, the motor failed and the boat began drifting out of control.electric motor: · The ceiling fan is powered by an electric motor.
relating to or done by machines using machines, or getting power from an engine: · In a bakery, the bread is rarely kneaded by hand but by large mechanical mixers.mechanical problem/fault/failure (=when a machine is not working properly): · A mechanical problem may be to blame for the crash.mechanical device: · Flemma said that a reliable mechanical device was needed for the thousands of patients who die while awaiting human heart transplants.
automatic washing machines, weapons etc are designed to operate by themselves, without much human control or attention: · Automatic lights had come on in various parts of the house.· The camera has a 32mm glass lens, and its automatic shutter allows you to take photos in near-darkness without a flash.automatic weapon/rifle (=one that can fire many bullets quickly): · The soldiers lay on the highway with their automatic rifles beside them.
hardware computer equipment, rather than the programs that make it work: · The company has spent millions of dollars replacing outdated computer hardware.
an electronic machine that uses programs to store and deal with large amounts of information quickly, and which is used for a wide range of different jobs: by computer: · The information from the survey is being processed by computer.on a computer: · I can't get the program to work on my computer.· How long are you going to be on the computer? I need to type something.computer literate (=able to use a computer fairly well): · It is important that all children become computer literate while they are in school.
personal computer; a computer that is usually used by one person in an office, at home, or in a school: · Sales of PCs were down for the second year running.
especially spoken a computer: · I think there's something wrong with my machine - would you take a look at it?
a computer - used especially by computer manufacturers for the names of particular models of computer: · I have to share my workstation with two other people in the office.
a small computer that you can carry with you and use when you are travelling: · Her boss's laptop got stolen from her car.
a group of computers that are connected to each other, and are able to exchange information and messages: · Most workplaces have a local network as well as access to the Internet.
organization/system/method an efficient organization, method, or system is one in which all the parts work well together and good results are achieved without any money or time being wasted: · The passport office seems very efficient - I got a new passport in just 48 hours.· We need more efficient methods of transporting goods.
also well-organised British organized in a careful and efficient way, and therefore likely to be successful: · The exhibition was very well-organized.· It was a well-organized demonstration, in which about 1000 people took part.· More employers now have well-financed and well-organized health promotion programs within the workplace.
use this about an organization or business that is successful and efficient because the people in charge organize it well: · The Klausner is a comfortable, well-run hotel.· Public transport in this country is well-run and inexpensive.
an organization or system that is very efficient and operates easily, without any problems: run/work like a well-oiled machine: · The administration runs like a well-oiled machine.
efficient and without problems or difficulties: · To ensure a smooth change-over, we'd like you to start work one week before your predecessor leaves.· FrontPage is a software program that helps to organize the entire web site so that it works in a smooth fashion.· The main responsibility of the Project Co-ordinator is to ensure the smooth running of the department.
WORD SETSaccess, verbaccess point, nounaccess time, nounaccounting system, accumulator, nounadd-on, nounADSL, nounaffective computing, nounAI, nounALGOL, nounalias, nounANSI, anti-spam, adjectiveanti-virus, adjectiveanti-virus software, nounAPL, nounapp, nounApple, Apple Macintosh, applet, nounapplication, nounapplication software, nounarcade game, nounarchitecture, nounarchive, nounarchive, verbarray, nounartificial intelligence, nounASCII, nounASIC, nounASP, nounassembly language, nounasynchronous, adjectiveAT&T, attachment, nounaudit trail, nounautomate, verbautomated, adjectiveautomation, nounavatar, nounB2B exchange, nounB2C, adjectiveB2E, adjectiveBabbage, Charles, backslash, nounbackspace, nounbackup, nounback-up copy, bandwidth, nounbar code, nounBASIC, nounbatch, nounbatch processing, nounbaud rate, nounBerners-Lee, Tim, bespoke, adjectivebeta test, nounBig Blue, bioinformatics, nounbiometric, adjectivebit, nounbitmap, nounBlackBerry, nounbloatware, nounblog, nounBluetooth, nounBMP, nounbond certificate, book entry, bookmark, nounbookmark, verbbook of final entry, nounbook of first entry, nounBoolean, adjectiveboot, verbbootable, adjectivebootstrapping, nounbot, nounbotnet, nounbps, brain dump, nounbroadband, nounbrown goods, nounbrowse, verbbrowser, nounbubble jet printer, nounbuddy list, nounbuffer, nounbuffer, verbbug, nounbulletin board, nounbundle, nounbundle, verbburn, verbbus, nounbusiness continuity services, nounbusiness continuity services, button, nounbyte, nounCabinet Office Briefing Rooms, cable modem, nouncache, nouncache, verbCAD, nounCAD/CAM, nounCAL, nounCalifornia, nounCALL, nounCAM, nounCambridge, Capita, caps lock, nouncapture, verbcapture, nouncard, nouncathode ray tube, nounCAT scan, nounCBT, nounCD-R, nounCD-ROM, nounCD-ROM drive, CDRW, nounCD-RW, nouncentral processing unit, nouncentral processor, nounCGI, nounCHAPS, character, nounchat room, nouncheat, nouncheckbox, nounchip, nounchip card, CIM, CIO, clerical assistant, click, verbclickable, adjectiveclient, nounclient machine, client-server, adjectiveclient/server architecture, clip art, nounclipboard, nouncloaking, nounclock cycle, nounclock speed, nounclone, nouncluster, nounCOBOL, nouncode, nouncoder, nouncom, Comdex, nouncommand, nouncomm port, comms, nouncompact disc, nounCompaq, compatibility, nouncompatible, adjectivecompatible, nouncompile, verbcompiler, nouncompress, verbcomputer, nouncomputer (industry) analyst, computer-aided, adjectivecomputer-aided design, nouncomputer-aided manufacture, computer-aided manufacturing, nouncomputer-assisted, adjectivecomputerate, adjectivecomputer-based training, computer-generated, adjectivecomputer-integrated manufacture, computerize, verbcomputer-literate, adjectivecomputer modelling, nouncomputer science, nouncomputer system, computer virus, nouncomputing, nounconcordance, nounconfiguration, nounconfigure, verbconnect, verbconnectivity, nounconsole, nouncontrol, nouncontrol key, nouncookie, nouncoordinate, nounCorel, corrupt, verbcounter, nouncourseware, nounCPU, nouncrack, verbcrack, nouncracker, nouncrash, verbcrash, nounCroft, Lara, cross-platform, adjectivecross-posting, nounCtrl, nouncursor, nouncut, verbcutover, nouncyber-, prefixcybercrime, nouncybernetics, nouncyberpunk, nouncybersickness, nouncyberspace, nouncyberterrorist, nouncyberwidow, noundata, noundata bank, noundatabase, noundatabase management, database management system, data capture, noundata centre, data dictionary, noundata encryption standard, noundata file, data interchange format file, data mining, noundata processing, noundata protection, Data Protection Act, the, Dateline, daytrader, nounday trading, nounDBMS, debug, verbdecision support system, decode, verbdecompress, verbdecrypt, verbdefault, noundefragment, verbDel, noundelete, verbdeletion, noundeliverable, noundematerialize, verbdemo, verbdemonstration version, denial of service attack, noundeselect, verbdesktop, noundesktop computer, noundesktop publishing, noundestination site, dialogue box, noundial-up, adjectivedigerati, noundigicam, noundigital nervous system, digital rights management, digital wallet, nounDilbert, direct access, noundirectory, noundisaster recovery, noundisc, noundisinfect, verbdisk, noundisk drive, noundiskette, noundisk operating system, display, noundisplay, verbdistributed processing, Dixons, dock, noundock, verbdocking station, noundocument, noundocument sharing, noundongle, nounDOS, noundot-matrix printer, noundouble click, verbdouble-click, verbdouble density, adjectivedown, adverbdownload, verbdownload, noundownloadable, adjectivedowntime, noundown time, downwardly compatible, adjectiveDP, noundrag, verbdrive, noun-driven, suffixdriver, noundropdown, noundrop down, noundrop-down menu, nounDTP, noundumb terminal, dump, verbdump, nounDVD, nounDVD-ROM, nounEasdaq, noune-book, noune-business, nounECN, noune-commerce, nouneditor, nounedutainment, noune-fatigue, nounE-FIT, nounEFTPOS, nounelectronic, adjectiveelectronic bill of lading, electronic cottage, nounelectronic data interchange, nounelectronic funds transfer, nounelectronic invoice, electronic mail, nounelectronic media, electronic publishing, nounelectronics, nounelectrosmog, nounEllison, Larry, email, nounemail account, embed, verbencrypt, verbend-to-end, adjectiveenter, verbenterprise application integration, nounentry, nounEPROM, noune-publishing, nounequipment leasing, erase, verbErnie, error, nounerror message, nounescape key, Ethernet, noune-ticket, nounE-ticket, nounexecutable, nounexecute, verbexecution, nounexit, verbexpansion card, nounexpansion slot, nounexpert system, nounexport, verbextension, nounextranet, nouneye scan, nounF2F, adjectivefabricator, nounfactory preset, nounfatware, nounfeed, verbfeed, nounfield, nounfifth generation computer, file, nounfile manager, nounfilename, nounfile sharing, nounfile transfer, filing system, filter, nounfirewall, nounfirmware, nounfirst generation, nounfirst in, first out, nounfirst-person shooter, nounfive nines, nounfixed wireless, nounflash, verbflash, nounflash drive, nounflash memory, nounflatscreen, adjectiveflat screen, flip chip, nounfloor broker, floppy disk, nounfly-by-wire, nounfolder, nounfont, nounfooter, nounfootprint, nounforklift upgrade, nounformat, verbFortran, nounforum, noun404, adjectivefreeware, nounftp, nounfunction, nounfunctionality, nounfunction key, nounfungible, adjectivefuzzy logic, nounGame Boy, gameplay, noungamer, noungaming, noungarbage in, garbage out, Gates, Bill, gateway, nounghost, nounGIF, noungigabit, noungigabyte, nounGIGO, GIS, nounGlitter, Gary, global, adjectiveGLOBEX, nounGMS, nounGoogle, gopher, noungraphical, adjectivegraphical user interface, noungraphics, noungraphics card, noungraphic software, grid computing, noungroupware, nounGUI, nounhack, verbhack, nounhacker, nounhacktivist, nounhandshake, nounhard copy, nounhard disk, nounhard drive, nounhardware, nounhard-wired, adjectiveHawk, Tony, Hawking, Stephen, head, nounheader, nounhelp, nounhelp desk, nounhelp menu, help screen, nounHewlett Packard, hexadecimal, adjectivehigh-definition, adjectivehigh-level, adjectivehigh-level language, highlight, verbhome computer, home office, nounhome shopping, hookup, nounhook-up, nounhost computer, hot key, nounhot link, nounhot spot, nounHTML, nounhttp, hyperlink, nounhypertext, nounIBM, icon, nounICT, nounidentifier, nouniMac, nounimport, verbinbox, nounincremental backup, nounincubator space, industrial design, infect, verbinfected, adjectiveinformation exchange, information retrieval, nouninformation system, information technology, nouninfowar, nouninitialize, verbinkjet printer, nouninput, nouninput, verbinput/output, adjectiveinstall, verbinstaller, nounInstinet, Intel, intelligent terminal, interactive, adjectiveinteractive whiteboard, nouninterface, nouninterface, verbInternational Securities Exchange, nounInternet cafe, nounInternet Service Provider, interpreter, nounintranet, nouninvoke, verbIP address, nouniPod, nouniris scan, nounISDN, nounISP, nounIT, nouniterate, verbiTunes, iTV, nounJava, nounjob, nounjob bank, Jobs, Steve, joystick, nounJPEG, nounK, KB, keno, nounkey, nounkeyboard, nounkeyboard, verbkeyboarder, nounkeypad, nounkeystroke, nounkeyword, nounkilobyte, nounkit, nounkludge, nounknowledge base, Kraftwerk, LAN, nounlanguage, nounlaptop, nounlaser disk, nounlaser printer, nounlaunch, verbLCD, nounlight industry, nounlight pen, nounline printer, nounlink, verbLinux, nounLISP, nounlisting paper, listserv, nounload, verblocal area network, nounlog file, LOGO, nounloop, nounlow-level, adjectiveMac, nounmachine, nounmachine code, nounmachine language, machine-readable, adjectiveMacintosh, nounmacro, nounmagnetic disk, nounmagnetic media, nounmagnetic tape, nounmail, nounmail, verbmailbomb, nounmailbox, nounmailing list, nounmail merge, nounmainframe, nounmainframe computer, main memory, manual, adjectivemaximize, verbmegabyte, nounmemory, nounmemory address, memory bank, nounmemory card, nounmemory hog, nounMemory Stick, nounmenu, nounmessage, nounmetadata, nounmicro, nounmicrochip, nounmicrocomputer, nounmicroelectronics, nounmicroprocessor, nounMicrosoft, MIDI, nounmigrate, verbmigration, nounMillennium bug, minicomputer, nounminimize, verbmips, mission-critical, adjectiveMIT, mixer, nounmodel, nounmodel, verbmodelling, nounmodem, nounmodule, nounmonitor, nounMoore, Gordon, Moore's Law, nounmorphing, nounmotherboard, nounMotorola, mouse, nounmouse mat, nounmouse miles, nounmouse potato, nounMP3 player, nounMP4 player, nounMPEG, nounMSC, nounMS-DOS, multimedia, adjectivemulti-player gaming, nounmultiple applications, multiplexer, nounmultitasking, nounnagware, nounNasdaq, nounNASDAQ, Naseem, Prince, National Market System, nounNEC, nerd, nounnest, verbNetscape Navigator, network, nounnetwork, verbneural computer, nounneural network, nounneuroinformatics, nounnewbie, nounnew economy, nounNintendo, node, nounnoise, nounnotebook, nounnumber-cruncher, nounnumber crunching, nounobject, nounobject language, object-oriented, adjectiveOCR, nounOfex, nounoffice machinery, offline, adverboff-line, adjectiveonline, adjectiveonline catalogue, online updating, nounon-screen, adjectiveopen, verbOpen Group, the, open outcry, nounopen system, nounoperating system, nounoperation, nounoptical character recognition, nounoptical fibre, nounoption, nounorder, nounorganizing business, OSI, nounoutbox, nounoutput, nounoutput, verbover-the-counter dealing, over-the-counter market, over-the-counter share, over-the-counter stock, over-the-counter trading, overwrite, verbP2P, adjectivepackage, nounpacket, nounpacket-switching, nounpage, nounpage break, nounpalette, nounpalm phone, nounpalmtop, nounpaperless, adjectiveparallel data query, parallel port, parallel processing, nounPASCAL, nounpass-along, adjectivepassword, nounpaste, verbpasting, nounpatch, nounpause, verbPC, nounPC Card, nounPDA, nounPDF, nounPDF file, pen drive, nounPentium, peripheral, adjectiveperipheral, nounpersonal communicator, nounpersonal computer, nounpersonal electronic device, nounpersonal organizer, nounpetaflop, nounphishing, nounping, verbpiracy, nounpirate, verbpixel, nounplasma screen, nounplatform, nounplatform game, nounPlayStation, plotter, nounplug and play, nounplug-and-play, adjectiveplug-in, nounpointer, nounpop-under, nounpop-up, nounport, nounport, verbportable, adjectivepost, verbpost-industrial, adjectivePostScript, nounPowerPoint, nounprint, verbprinter, nounprintout, nounprint-out, nounprint preview, nounprocess, verbprocessing, nounprocessor, nounprogram, nounprogram, verbprogram file, programmable, adjectiveprogrammer, nounprogramme trading, programming, nounprogramming language, PROLOG, nounPROM, nounprompt, verbprompt, nounprotocol, nounPsion, pull down, nounpull-down, adjectivepull-down menu, nounpunched card, nounquantum computer, nounQuarkXPress, queue, nounqwerty, adjectiveRAM, nounrandom access memory, nounread, verbread only memory, read-only memory, nounread-out, nounread-write, adjectivereal-time, adjectivereboot, verbrecall, verbre-chip, verbrecord, nounrecord, verbrefresh, verbreload, verbremaster, verbremote access, nounremote control, nounremote working, nounreseller, nounreset, verbrespawn, verbretinal scanner, nounretrieval, nounretrieve, verbretry, verbreturn, nounright-click, verbrip, verbroad warrior, nounrobot, nounrollover, nounROM, nounRoute 128, nounrouter, nounroutine, nounRSI, nounRTF, nounrun, verbsalami slicing, nounSamsung, save, verbscalability, nounscalable, adjectivescan, verbscanner, nounscramble, verbscreen, nounscreen-based, adjectivescreen dump, nounscreensaver, nounscreen saver, nounscreenshot, nounscroll, verbscroll bar, nounscroll key, SCSI, nounSEAQ, search, nounsearch, verbsearchable, adjectivesearch engine, nounSEATS, nounsecurity rating, SEGA, self-healing, adjectivesend, verbserial port, server, nounserver farm, nounservice bureau, nounservice pack, nounSET, nounset-up, nounSFA, nounSGML, nounshareware, nounshift, nounshift key, nounshoot-'em-up, nounshopping bot, sig file, nounsilicon, nounsilicon chip, nounSilicon Fen, nounSilicon Glen, Silicon Valley, sim, nounSIMM, nounsimulation, nounSinclair, Sir Clive, single sourcing, skin, nounslo-mo, adjectivesmall office/home office, nounsmart, adjectivesmart bomb, nounsneakernet, nounsoft copy, nounsoftware, nounsoftware engineering, SoHo, SOHO, nounSonic the Hedgehog, sort, nounsoundcard, nounsource code, nounspace bar, nounspam, nounspeech recognition, nounspeech recognition software, speech synthesizer, nounspellcheck, nounspellchecker, nounspell-checker, nounspider, nounspider food, nounspim, nounsplit screen, nounspreadsheet, nounspreadsheet software, spyware, nounstandalone, adjectivestand-alone, adjectivestandby time, nounStarr Report, the, nounstarter pack, nounstart-up, nounstorage, nounstorage unit, store, verbstore-and-forward, nounstrategic information system, stream, verbstreaming, nounStreet Fighter, string, nounstylus, nounsubdirectory, nounsubroutine, nounsuite, nounSun Microsystems, sunrise industry, nounsupercomputer, nounsuperserver, nounsupport, verbsupport, nounswitching, nounsynchronous, adjectivesyntax, nounsynthespian, nounsystem, nounsystem administrator, nounsystems analyst, nounsystems programmer, system tray, nountab, verbtab key, nountab stop, nountag, nountag, verbtape, nountape drive, taskbar, nountechie, nountechnical support, nountechno-, prefixtechnocracy, nountechno-geek, nountechnophobe, nountechy, telecentre, nountelecommuter, nountelematics, nounteleprinter, nounteleworker, nountemplate, nounterabyte, nounteraflop, nounterminal, nountestdeck, nountext-to-speech, adjectivethird-generation, adjectivethird-party software, thumbnail, nountickbox, nountick box, nountime out, nountime-sharing, nountitle bar, nountoggle, nountoner, nountoolbar, nountoolbox, nounTOPIC, nountop-level domain, nountop ranking, nounTorvalds, Linus, Toshiba, Tottenham Court Road, touchpad, nountouch screen, nountrackball, nountransaction processing, transputer, nounTrojan horse, nountroubleshooter, nounTTS, Turing, Alan, tutorial, nounundo, verbuninstall, verbunique visitor, nounUnix, noununlisted share, unlisted stock, unrecoverable error, unzip, verbup, adverbupdate, nounupgrade, verbupload, verbupload, nounuptime, nounusability, nounUSB, nounUSB drive, nounuser-friendly, adjectiveuser group, nounuser interface, nounuser name, nounUS Robotics, utility, nounVActor, nounvalid, adjectivevalue-added reseller, vapourware, nounVDT, nounVDU, nounVGA, nounvideocard, nounvideo game, nounvideo snacking, nounviral marketing, nounvirtual, adjectivevirtual corporation, virtually, adverbvirtual memory, nounvirtual office, nounvirtual organization, virtual reality, nounvirus, nounvoice print, nounvoice recognition, wallpaper, nounWAN, nounWAP, noun-ware, suffixwar game, nounWAV, nounwearable, nounWeb 2.0, nounweb browser, nounweb crawler, nounweb design, nounweb development, web-enabled, adjectiveweb hosting, nounweb log, nounweb log file, wide area network, wi-fi, nounWi-Fi, nounwild card, nounwindow, nounWindows, Wintel, wipe, verbWiponet, nounwireless internet, wireless networking, nounWord, Wordperfect, word processor, nounworkspace, nounworkstation, nounWorld Wide Web, the, worm, nounWozniak, Steve, write, verbwrite-protected, adjectiveWYSIWYG, nounXbox, XML, nounY2K, nounYahoo!, zap, verbzip file, nounzombie, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRYverbs
a dialysis machine computers which can be used by untrained operators The generators are put together in the machine shop. The gloves are machine washable.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
· Turn the machine on and slowly add the hot liquid.
· Is the tape machine switched off?
· Have you been taught to operate the machine properly?
· Can you use the copy machine?
· The machine works using solar power.
(=put it somewhere and connect it so it can be used)· 300 new machines have been installed across the country.
(=add new and better parts to it or replace it with a better one)· How much will it cost to upgrade the machine?
types of machine (=for washing clothes)· Put your dirty clothes straight in the washing machine.
· Can I borrow your sewing machine to make some curtains?
(=for recording telephone messages)· There’s a message on the answering machine.
(=for providing cups of coffee)· She was at the coffee machine last time I saw her.
(=for supplying drinks, chocolate bars etc)· You can buy hot drinks from the vending machine in the corridor.
(=for giving you money from your bank account)· I need to stop at a cash machine.
(=for putting coins in in order to try and win more money)· The casino has 500 slot machines.
(=for keeping a very sick person alive)· He has been on a life-support machine since the accident.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES (=for making coffee)· Janice crossed to the coffee machine and filled two plastic cups.
a dialysis machine computers which can be used by untrained operators (=people who produce propaganda in an organized way)· The regime’s propaganda machine presented the incident as a triumph.
The generators are put together in the machine shop.· The ticket machine wasn’t issuing tickets.
The gloves are machine washable.· Then I came into the office to check the answering machine.· His desktop held three telephones and an answering machine, a computer screen and keyboard, and a fax machine.· Mark calls his patient Martha back in London and leaves a message on the answering machine.· She left a message on his answering machine: Nick, I wanted to thank you for last night.· They would still be driving home, so she could leave a message on the answering machine.· He was either out and hadn't switched on the answering machine or he was tormenting her by ignoring the telephone.· Audioline is the fastest-growing brand in the answering machine market.· Meanwhile at home on my answering machine a message from New Zealand: please ring back.
· But it resulted in a ruling that could improve the quality of life for every Californian who owns a fax machine.· Wyatt heard scribbling or scratching in the background, and the chattering of what he took to be a fax machine.· Need a computer and fax machine?· Even a telephone and a fax machine with stationery and five hundred business cards cost money.· The fax machine is held together by tape.· Inexpensive modems went inside PowerBooks to make them communications centers digital telephones and fax machines.· There is no television, video, fax machine, even an oven or a toaster.· If you have the only fax machine in the world it is worth nothing.
· But there are also those who suggest that the mayor has created his own, discreet, Chicago political machine.· By creating the ethnically balanced ticket, something new, he put together the most powerful political machine in Chicago history.· But as long as we bear these limitations in mind we can, to some extent, assess the muscle of the political machine.· Standardization was very important to the Progressives, because the political machines of the day often dispensed services unevenly.· This is deadly for a political machine that lives through patronage.· Now, in turning down a compromise, he was placing the fate of his political career in machines.
· Hoover washing machines are being made on the site of the old steel works at Merthyr Tydfil.· Two-thirds of the output from its factories is for civilian use - washing machines, prams and hunting rifles, for instance.· Mercedes-Benz's proud engineers also loathe being lumped in with companies making everything from washing machines to weapons.· For example, the washing machines in your local launderette are actually completely automatic vending machines.· Our Lavamat automatic washing machines are also designed to look after something far more delicate.· Low energy-using fridges and washing machines have recently appeared on the market and are cheaper to run than ordinary ones.· Upon successful completion, the salesperson is then entrusted to sell the washing machines and dryers unaided.
NOUN· The weekly-paid Greater Glasgow Health Board employees first discovered the bank's mistake when they tried to withdraw money from cash machines.· Then whenever you want to make your payment, just key in the amount at any Birmingham Midshires cash machine.· Then, one of them went to a cash machine to try to get money from her account.· Even the bank's cash machine may get a face, or many, depending on the customer.· Only £700m was withdrawn from cash machines in 1979 - it is now about £50 billion a year.· Half way through the next working day, Rainbow pauses at a cash machine.· Exchanges done through cash machines which can not issue receipts are exempt from this provision.· There were no cheque accounts, no building society cash machines and the 90-day account and Tessas were still some years off.
· It can be programmed by machine code, by taking it through the motions, or by keyboard.· This computer has no machine code instruction set or data formats in the ordinary sense.· Assembler is less computer orientated than machine code.· An assembler instruction will correspond to a frequently performed operation and represents many machine code instructions.· Like machine code, assembler is computer specific.· A statement to call a machine code subroutine.· In order for this to work, the machine code program must be loaded into the same address each time.
· In the office, a choice desk location by the window or near the coffee machine may be worth defending.· Others are made the target of slurs and anti-gay jokes around the coffee machine.· Polling stations would be awash with coffee machines and potted plants.· To this day, employees in Minnesota remember when the governor took away their coffee machines.· She left him in the kitchen examining the espresso coffee machine with wonder, while she went to Patrick's office.· What he did learn was the coffee machine.· Anything ever go wrong with a coffee machine, then send for Bill Erlich.· There was a coffee machine and a pile of styrofoam cups and we helped ourselves.
· The equipment used is much the same; the same drum machines as then.· Unplug the drum machine and do us all a favour.· T: It sounds like he only knows one programme on the drum machine.· Fanshawe uses his as drum machine, confessor weight-training apparatus.· We strap on the goggles and headphones which are wired up to what looks like a drum machine.· Keyboards, drum machines and mikes filled most of the available space.· They go about this by jumping up and down a lot and cranking the drum machine up to unfeasible volumes.· I never replace a drummer with a drum machine straight away, unless it's absolutely necessary.
· In the early morning of May 18, police manning barricades were replaced by army paratroopers who opened fire with machine guns.· The hammering of the machine guns and rifles around him was continuous.· The barrel of his machine gun clacked against the glass as they pulled off.· A: He asked me to use my machine gun.· I had hit the floor before the machine gun went off.· It carried a. 50-caliber machine gun.· One of the machine guns had live ammunition attached to it.· He made a machine gun noise with his mouth.
· A word of advice - don't sit for hours at the knitting machine, particularly if you are a comparative beginner.· True, the programme will not actually run the Duomatic machine, since this is a mechanical selection knitting machine rather than electronic.· This way one feels much more invigorated when returning to the knitting machine.· I won a Bond Elite knitting machine.· This came quite naturally, I hadn't even thought about the gender of a knitting machine.· Having hit a bad patch, financially, I decided I must try for some paid work with my knitting machine.· Shelagh Hollingworth One of the popular reasons for buying a knitting machine is to be able to knit very quickly.· Our automatic knitting machine, for example, has full orders for the next five years.
· Originally from Ireland, he worked as a machine operator until he was 83.· It was one thing to tell a machine operator he or she had no choice about being measured.· At this stage the typical machine operator manipulated machine controls on the basis of data presented on instruments.· They never discussed with machine operators or engineers how the equipment was maintained.· A working-class housewife married to a machine operator declares: Housework is boring.· The machine operator she replaced is unemployed and too old to be re-skilled.· Example Alan employs Brian as a machine operator.· The biggest jumps in participation rates were recorded by workers under age 44, minorities, machine operators and laborers.
· Anyway, there was always the suspicion that they were exaggerated by Stalin's propaganda machine.· The chancery was used as a propaganda machine perhaps as never before.· Even Saddam's propaganda machine failed to bring that lie to life.· We have to find a way to utilise our fifty thousand members as an educational and propaganda machine.· The malai propaganda machine had always lied about the scale of casualties in our earlier Civil War.· But in recent weeks it has cranked an impressive propaganda machine into action.
· I taught on all makes of machine and have also worked in stores and at exhibitions, selling knitting and sewing machines.· Dressmaking and sewing machines are totally foreign to many would-be kite flyers.· Buy the large cans, suitable for sewing machines.· With a sewing machine and polyester thread to match the garment, set two rows of straight stitches by the tacking stitches.· If I do another cardigan in this way I shall do two or even three lines on the sewing machine.· A single strand of technological evolution connects electronic sewing machines, electronic typewriters, and flexible electronic workstations.· We never close the branch-line of the heart, its sad little, slow little sewing machine.· The workers studied by Westwood made up clothes from pre-cut pieces of cloth, using sewing machines and presses to finish them.
· Jan Fischer produced a transporter that might well have come from a professional machine shop.· The machine shop left hundreds of thousands of men with shared memories: The whirring and flapping of the belts.· But the quickest way to the foundry is through the machine shop, especially in this weather.· At the time, George Jennings was running a machine shop.· But give labor anything it wants, even a lousy ten-man machine shop, and every drop of it is blood.· No machine shop, then or now, can be a machine shop without it.· Iron and steel were hard and unyielding, yet here in the machine shop, you cut them like butter.
· It has 228 rooms, 6 pools, 4 restaurants and 500 slot machines.· Casinos sport the same slot machines, the same gaming tables, the same garish and stunningly ugly carpet.· The higher tiers housed lesser wheels, chemin de fer, blackjack, slot machines, vingt-et-un, baccarat, five-card stud.· She loved the sound of dice and slot machines, the clatter of mathematics.· Conversely, any fool can sit down at a slot machine.· Presumably, that means slot machines of any kind.· Interactivity: The woman operating a huge eight-reel slot machine offers $ 20 for our $ 150 camera.
· If you like mighty, if quirky, war machines, then you can choose steam tanks and war wagons.· They become instant targets for enemy war machines!· They are difficult to destroy, although a hit from another war machine or large monster may be sufficient to cause damage.· War Machines 0-25% Up to a quarter of the points value of the army may be spent on war machines.· For example, you can spend up to 25% of your army's points value on war machines.· Could I really be part of a war machine?· In December Pearl Harbor brought a new urgency to the task of converting the economy into a vast war machine.· As with all small units you have to be wary of war machines and magic.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRYPHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► a cog in the machine/wheel► have (got) the TV/radio/washing machine etc on
- If you're trained correctly you become like a well-oiled machine.
- It was running like a well-oiled machine, instead of like a slightly out-of-control summer camp.
- This could never happen in the Bush operation, which has been turning out policy positions like a well-oiled machine.
- It believes that the new LightsOut software is the first unattended event monitoring program from a supplier of Unix-based fault-tolerant computers.
- The chips are targeted at embedded controls, portable and desktop computers, high-end fault-tolerant machines and supercomputers.
- It was running like a well-oiled machine, instead of like a slightly out-of-control summer camp.
- This could never happen in the Bush operation, which has been turning out policy positions like a well-oiled machine.
WORD FAMILYnounmachinemachinerymachinistmechanicmechanicsmechanismmechanizationadjectivemechanicalmechanizedmechanisticverbmachinemechanizeadverbmechanicallymechanistically
1a piece of equipment with moving parts that uses power such as electricity to do a particular jobwashing/sewing etc machine Is the washing machine working now? Could you get me a coffee from the drinks machine? The fax machine is broken.switch/turn a machine on/off Turn the machine off before removing the cover.by machine The letters are sorted by machine. Did you put my dirty shirts in the machine (=washing machine)? I left a message for you on your machine (=telephone answering machine). The machine wouldn’t let me have any money (=cash machine). → answering machine, cash machine, vending machine2a computer: My machine’s just crashed.3a group of people who control and organize something – often used to show disapproval: the bureaucrats of the party machine the government’s propaganda machine the powerful American war machine4 informal a vehicle, especially a motorbike: Riders have to learn to handle their machines in all conditions. That’s a mean machine (=very fast and attractive vehicle) you have there.5a person or animal that does something very well or without having to think about it: In the tiger, nature has produced the perfect hunting machine. I’m not a golfing machine. I make mistakes just like anyone else.6someone who seems to behave like a machine and to have no feelings or thoughts SYN automaton7a well-oiled machine something that works very smoothly and effectively: The office runs like a well-oiled machine.COLLOCATIONSverbsswitch on/turn on a machine· Turn the machine on and slowly add the hot liquid.switch off/turn off a machine· Is the tape machine switched off?operate/work a machine· Have you been taught to operate the machine properly?use a machine· Can you use the copy machine?a machine operates/works· The machine works using solar power.install a machine (=put it somewhere and connect it so it can be used)· 300 new machines have been installed across the country.upgrade a machine (=add new and better parts to it or replace it with a better one)· How much will it cost to upgrade the machine?types of machinea washing machine (=for washing clothes)· Put your dirty clothes straight in the washing machine.a sewing machine· Can I borrow your sewing machine to make some curtains?an answering machine (=for recording telephone messages)· There’s a message on the answering machine.a coffee machine (=for providing cups of coffee)· She was at the coffee machine last time I saw her.a vending machine (=for supplying drinks, chocolate bars etc)· You can buy hot drinks from the vending machine in the corridor.a cash/ATM machine (=for giving you money from your bank account)· I need to stop at a cash machine.a slot machine (=for putting coins in in order to try and win more money)· The casino has 500 slot machines.a life-support machine (=for keeping a very sick person alive)· He has been on a life-support machine since the accident.THESAURUSmachine a piece of equipment with moving parts that uses power such as electricity to do a particular job: · a washing machine· an X-ray machine· Staff are trained to operate the machine.appliance formal a machine or piece of electrical equipment, usually a large one, that people use in the home: · The store sells kitchen appliances such as refrigerators, dishwashers, and toasters.· We carry out repairs on a range of household appliances.device a piece of equipment, usually a small electronic one, that does a special job: · electronic listening devices· 50,000 people downloaded the music to computers or portable devices such as iPods.· The device is fitted to the car and can detect stationary objects ahead.gadget a small, useful, and cleverly-designed tool or machine: · high-tech gadgets· He buys all the latest gadgets.contraption a machine or piece of equipment that looks strange or complicated: · There was a bizarre contraption for polishing the floor.machine1 nounmachine2 verb
machinemachine2 verb [transitive] VERB TABLE
machine
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | machine |
| he, she, it | machines | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | machined |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have machined |
| he, she, it | has machined | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had machined |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will machine |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have machined |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am machining |
| he, she, it | is machining | |
| you, we, they | are machining | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was machining |
| you, we, they | were machining | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been machining |
| he, she, it | has been machining | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been machining |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be machining |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been machining |
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
- From the foundry patterns for the pedestal down tO the fine machining, Taylor had presumably done it all.
- Stretching the lace as I sewed, I machined the lining to the lace with a multi-zig-zag stitch.
WORD SETS
aggregate, nounalloy, nounamber, nounanneal, verbarc welding, nounasbestos, nounassay, verbautomaker, nounaviation, nounBakelite, nounbasketry, nounbenzene, nounbevel, nounbiodegradable, adjectiveblast, verbblast furnace, nounboom, nounboom town, nounbore, verbbore, nounborehole, nounby-product, nouncane, nouncast, verbcasting, nouncedar, nounchipboard, nounchippings, nouncoalface, nouncollier, nouncolliery, nounconcentrate, nouncondenser, nounconstruction, nounconstructor, nounconverter, nouncork, nouncottage industry, nouncross-grained, adjectivecrude, adjectivedeskill, verbdetonate, verbdetonator, noundetoxification, noundevelopment, noundie, noundie casting, noundiesel, noundiesel fuel, noundiggings, noundrill, verbdrive, verbelectronics, nounend product, nounepoxy resin, nounextrude, verbfabricate, verbfabrication, nounforge, nounfound, verbfoundry, nounglass fibre, noungoldmine, nounground glass, nounhigh technology, nounindustrial, adjectiveindustrial archaeology, nounindustrialism, nounindustrialist, nounindustrialization, nouningot, nouninstallation, nounjute, nounlaminate, nounlaminated, adjectivelaser, nounlatex, nounlight industry, nounlime, nounlode, nounlow-tech, adjectivelubricant, nounlubricate, verbmacadam, nounmacerate, verbmachine, verbmachine tool, nounmachinist, nounmaker, nounmanganese, nounmanufacture, verbmanufacture, nounmasonry, nounmaterial, nounmatrix, nounmeat-packing, nounmetal, nounmetal fatigue, nounmetallic, adjectivemetallurgy, nounmetalwork, nounmill, verbmine, nounmine, verbminer, nounmining, nounmodular, adjectivemodule, nounmolten, adjectivemolybdenum, nounmortise, nounmother lode, nounmould, verbmoulding, nounochre, nounoff-cut, nounoil, nounoil paint, nounopencast, adjectiveoxyacetylene, nounpackaging, nounpaint stripper, nounpaintwork, nounpaling, nounpallet, nounpan, nounpanelling, nounpanel pin, nounpaper, adjectivepapier mâché, nounpatent leather, nounperfumery, nounpit, nounpitch, nounpithead, nounplane, verbplant, nounplywood, nounpost-industrial, adjectiveprocess, nounproduce, verbproduct, nounproduction, nounproductivity, nounpulp, verbpump, verbPVC, nounquarry, nounquartz, nounready-made, adjectiverefine, verbrefined, adjectivereprocess, verbroller, nounrough-hewn, adjectiverubber, nounsafety lamp, nounsandblast, verbsealskin, nounshaft, nounshavings, nounsheeting, nounsheet metal, nounshipbuilder, nounskilled, adjectiveslag, nounslag heap, nounsludge, nounslurry, nounsmelt, verbsmith, nounsmithy, nounsmokestack, nounsmokestack industry, nounsoftwood, nounsolder, nounsolder, verbsoldering iron, nounspirit level, nounspray paint, nounsteam, nounsteel, nounstrip mine, nounStyrofoam, nounsunrise industry, nounsynthesis, nounsynthesize, verbtannery, nountemper, verbtensile strength, nountextile, nounthree-ply, adjectiveunrefined, adjectiveunvarnished, adjectiveupright, nounvarnish, nounvat, nounvinyl, nounvulcanize, verbwarehouse, nounwattle, nounwax, nounwaxen, adjectivewaxy, adjectiveweld, verbweld, nounwelder, nounwickerwork, nounwire, nounwood, nounwood pulp, nounwork, verbworking, nounworkshop, nounwrought iron, nounyarn, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a dialysis machine computers which can be used by untrained operators The generators are put together in the machine shop. The gloves are machine washable.
(=for making coffee)· Janice crossed to the coffee machine and filled two plastic cups.
a dialysis machine computers which can be used by untrained operators (=people who produce propaganda in an organized way)· The regime’s propaganda machine presented the incident as a triumph.
The generators are put together in the machine shop.· The ticket machine wasn’t issuing tickets.
The gloves are machine washable.PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► a cog in the machine/wheel► have (got) the TV/radio/washing machine etc on
- It believes that the new LightsOut software is the first unattended event monitoring program from a supplier of Unix-based fault-tolerant computers.
- The chips are targeted at embedded controls, portable and desktop computers, high-end fault-tolerant machines and supercomputers.
- It was running like a well-oiled machine, instead of like a slightly out-of-control summer camp.
- This could never happen in the Bush operation, which has been turning out policy positions like a well-oiled machine.
WORD FAMILYnounmachinemachinerymachinistmechanicmechanicsmechanismmechanizationadjectivemechanicalmechanizedmechanisticverbmachinemechanizeadverbmechanicallymechanistically
1to fasten pieces of cloth together using a sewing machine2to make or shape something using a machine