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| adapter |
a device or part that adapts a machine or tool to a different use. [1/2 definitions] |
| adding machine |
a machine, often used by businesses, that is able to add, subtract, multiply, and divide, esp. one that prints the work on paper. |
| agitator |
a machine, or part of a machine, that automatically shakes or stirs things together, as in a can of paint or a washing machine. [1/2 definitions] |
| android |
a robot or machine having human characteristics. [1/4 definitions] |
| apparatus |
a machine or group of machines designed to accomplish a specific task. [1/2 definitions] |
| appliance |
a practical device, esp. any of several pieces of equipment used in the home such as a stove, refrigerator, or washing machine. |
| ATM |
abbreviation of "automated teller machine," a computerized machine serving the function of a bank teller. |
| ATM card |
a plastic card that enables the holder to access an automated teller machine to obtain cash drawn from or charged against a bank account. |
| automated teller machine |
a computerized machine serving the function of a bank teller. |
| balata |
a rubberlike gum that is made from the sap of this tree and is used in making golf balls, machine belts, and other industrial rubber items. [1/2 definitions] |
| ballista |
an ancient military machine resembling a large crossbow, used to hurl stones and other heavy projectiles. |
| barker2 |
a person or machine that removes bark from trees or prepares it for use in tanning leather. |
| bearing |
a machine part that reduces friction between fixed and moving parts, as in a wheel. [1/5 definitions] |
| beetle2 |
to finish or stamp (cloth) with a beetling machine. [1/3 definitions] |
| belt |
a continuous band of heavy, flexible material used to drive a machine or carry materials. [1/11 definitions] |
| blender |
a machine used to prepare liquid foods by combining, chopping, and mixing at high speeds. |
| blower |
someone or something that blows, esp. a machine that forces air to blow. |
| borer |
a machine or other device designed to bore holes. [1/3 definitions] |
| breakdown |
a malfunction, as of a machine. [1/3 definitions] |
| bucket |
the part of a steam shovel or other machine that is used to scoop up and transport material. [1/5 definitions] |
| burp gun |
see "machine pistol." |
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