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| machine |
a man-made device, usu. driven by a motor or engine, with a system of interrelated parts that work together to perform a task. [1/6 definitions] |
| machine tool |
an automatic or semiautomatic power-driven tool, such as a punch press, lathe, or drill, used to cut or shape metal in the manufacturing of machines and machine parts. |
| merry-go-round |
a circular, machine-driven, revolving platform with seats, often in the form of horses that go up and down on vertical poles, on which rides may be purchased; carousel. [1/2 definitions] |
| motor |
pertaining to a motor or to vehicles driven by a motor. [1/5 definitions] |
| motorboat |
a boat driven by a motor mounted inside or outside the hull. [1/2 definitions] |
| paddle wheel |
an engine-driven or pedal-operated wheel that has boards or paddles fixed at right angles around its circumference, used to propel a boat, esp. a river steamboat. |
| paper cutter |
a power-driven machine or hand-operated device used to cut or trim a quantity of paper. |
| passionate |
driven or fueled by intense feeling. [1/4 definitions] |
| Pict |
one of an ancient people of Great Britain who were driven into Scotland by the Britons and Romans. |
| poppet |
an intake or exhaust valve that can rapidly plug or unplug an opening, often driven by a spring for rapid repetition; poppet valve. [1/2 definitions] |
| popular culture |
the part of culture, esp. the realms of the arts, entertainment, and fashion, that appeals to or is consumed by the masses and is often commercially-driven. |
| punch press |
a power-driven press used to shape metal by hammering or stamping. |
| radial engine |
an internal combustion engine in which the cylinders are arranged around a central shaft, formerly used to power propeller-driven aircraft. |
| rotisserie |
a broiler with a rotating spit, usu. driven by an electric motor. [1/2 definitions] |
| Rototiller |
trademark for a small motor-driven cultivator having rotary blades, used esp. in home vegetable gardens. [1/2 definitions] |
| sail |
to travel briskly or effortlessly, as if driven by the wind. [1/12 definitions] |
| sailboat |
a boat driven mainly by sails. |
| screw |
a fastener, usu. metal, having a sometimes tapered shank with a helical thread, driven into a surface by applying pressure to the head while turning it. [1/17 definitions] |
| ski lift |
a mechanism, usu. comprising a motor-driven cable with a series of attached chairs, used to carry skiers up a slope. |
| span2 |
a pair of mules, horses, oxen, or the like, hitched and driven together. |
| spile |
a tap or spout driven into a sugar maple through which the sap is drawn off. [2/4 definitions] |
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