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- pronunciation:
- m
shi
n
ri
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| inflections: |
machineries |
| definition 1: |
machines in general.
Workers are repairing the street with noisy machinery.
- synonyms:
- apparatus
- similar words:
- equipment, tools
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| definition 2: |
the working parts of a machine.
The mechanics will repair the oil-drilling machinery.- similar words:
- mechanism, workings
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| definition 3: |
a combination of people and actions that makes something work; system.
Our country's leaders try to keep the machinery of government running smoothly.- synonyms:
- process
- similar words:
- agency, equipment, instrument, machine, means, mechanism, organization, tools
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| related words: |
equipment |
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