machine

🇺🇸 /məˈʃiːn/ 🇬🇧 /məˈʃiːn/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP3000Oxford3000CEFR-A2
noun
A1

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

This machine helps us plant seeds quickly.

A1

A computer.

This new machine is very fast.

A1

A common machine, like a washing machine.

Put your clothes in the machine to wash them.

R

A system or group that works together to get things done.

He used the political machine to win the election.

R

A person who works without showing feelings.

In the movie, he is a fighting machine.

verb
R

To make or shape something using a machine.

We can machine this wood into a smooth shape.

translation

n. A device with parts that work together to do a job.; A computer.; A common machine, like a washing machine.; A system or group that works together to get things done.; A person who works without showing feelings.
v. To make or shape something using a machine.

Word Forms

Plural machines
Progressive machining
Past machined
Perfect machined
3rd Present machines