| control |
(often plural) something used to guide or operate a vehicle or other type of machine. [1/6 definitions] |
| crane |
a machine with a tall arm that can move up and down or around in a circle to lift and move heavy objects. [1/3 definitions] |
| cultivator |
a machine or hand tool that prepares soil for planting by loosening the soil and removing weeds. |
| deposit |
to place in the coin slot of a machine. [1/7 definitions] |
| derrick |
a machine for lifting and moving heavy loads. It has a center beam that does not move and a long arm that turns around the base. [1/2 definitions] |
| device |
an invention or machine used to perform simple tasks or something else made for a specific purpose. [1/2 definitions] |
| dictate |
to say or read aloud for someone to write down or for a machine to record. [1/3 definitions] |
| dishwasher |
a machine that washes dishes, pans, and the like. [1/2 definitions] |
| drum |
a container shaped like a cylinder, such as a barrel or a machine part. [1/5 definitions] |
| dryer |
a machine used for drying something. |
| dynamo |
a machine that produces electric current. [1/2 definitions] |
| earphone |
a small speaker that fits on or in the ear for listening to sound from a radio, tape player, telephone, or other electronic machine. |
| engine |
a machine that uses energy from fuel or electricity to do work, such as to move. [1/2 definitions] |
| fan1 |
a machine that makes air move by means of spinning blades. It is usually driven by an electric motor. [1/3 definitions] |
| fax |
a machine for sending and receiving pages that are transmitted electronically over telephone lines to or from another such machine. "Fax" is short for "facsimile." [2/3 definitions] |
| fountain |
a spray of water created by a machine, or the structure from which the water flows. [1/2 definitions] |
| gear |
a part of a machine that causes another part to move because of teeth which connect the two moving parts. [1/4 definitions] |
| generator |
a machine or device that produces electricity or other energy. [1/2 definitions] |
| gin2 |
a machine for removing the seeds from raw cotton; cotton gin. |
| gramophone |
a machine for playing phonograph records, esp. an old-fashioned one. |
| grease |
a thick, oily material used on machine parts, such as those in a car engine. Grease lets the parts rub against one another smoothly while the machine is working. [1/4 definitions] |