| 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] |
| handmade |
made by hand or with hand tools, rather than by machine. |
| harvester |
a machine used to gather ripe crops. [1/2 definitions] |
| incubator |
a machine that uses heat to hatch eggs. [1/2 definitions] |
| jukebox |
a machine that holds many different records or CDs and plays music when money is put in. By pushing a button, the song that is chosen will play. |
| key1 |
a button or part of a machine or musical instrument that makes it work when pressed. [1/6 definitions] |
| knit |
to join together loops of yarn by hand with long needles or by machine, in order to make various items such as sweaters, blankets, and shawls. [1/5 definitions] |
| knob |
a rounded piece on a door or drawer; a switch on a machine. |
| lathe |
a machine for shaping a piece of wood, metal, or other hard material. The lathe holds and spins the material while another cutting tool is held against it. |
| lawn mower |
a machine with a turning blade that cuts the grass of a lawn. |
| lever |
a handle used to control or set the position of a part in a machine. [1/2 definitions] |
| lift |
a machine used for raising or carrying. [1/9 definitions] |
| load |
to put into a machine or device. [1/8 definitions] |
| loom1 |
a device or machine for weaving cloth. |
| machinery |
the working parts of a machine. [1/3 definitions] |
| manufacture |
to make by machine in a large quantity. [1/3 definitions] |
| mechanical |
produced or run by a machine or machines. [2/3 definitions] |
| mechanism |
the whole or parts of a machine, mechanical system, or device. [1/2 definitions] |
| merry-go-round |
a round platform that turns by the power of a machine and has seats in the form of animals that go up and down on poles. People pay for rides on a merry-go-round. |
| mill1 |
a machine that grinds or crushes whole or solid substances. [1/5 definitions] |
| mimeograph |
a machine that makes copies of written material using an ink printing process. |