MACHINERY Synonyms
There are 9 hypernyms of the word machinery. (close relations)
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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) | ||||||
| engine | nounn | |||||
noun • motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work • something used to achieve a purpose • a wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks • an instrument or machine that is used in warfare, such as a battering ram, catapult, artillery piece, etc. | ||||||
| equipment | nounn | |||||
noun • an instrumentality needed for an undertaking or to perform a service | ||||||
| gadget | nounn | |||||
noun • a device or control that is very useful for a particular job | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| motor | nounn | |||||
noun • machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion • a nonspecific agent that imparts motion adjective satellite • conveying information to the muscles from the CNS • causing or able to cause motion verb • travel or be transported in a vehicle | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| appliances | nounn | |||||
noun • a device or control that is very useful for a particular job • durable goods for home or office use | ||||||
| tools | nounn | |||||
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 | ||||||
