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noun

plural of machine
1
as in engines
a device that changes energy into mechanical motion a machine that washes dishes for you

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as in cars
a self-propelled passenger vehicle on four wheels that Corvette is a machine that any guy would love to own

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machines

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verb

present tense third-person singular of machine
as in rounds (off or out)

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Recent Examples of machines
Noun
The case was first launched in April 2009, when Smith and a companion were hunting on snow machines and the elderly man’s machine broke through the ice covering the Ungalikthluk River, not far from Togiak, and sank. — Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 6 Aug. 2026 Once machines can perform routine intellectual labor, entire classes of office work could face the same pressure that mechanization brought to manual trades. — Ron Schmelzer, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026 Some of these machines can go more than twice the legal 15-mph speed limit that applies to e-bikes and e-scooters. — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2026 The video shows the burglars smashing open the video gambling machines with what appeared to be sledgehammers, crowbars, and pickaxes. — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026 However, businesses could begin seeing machines like 1Rollo around warehouses or office campuses. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2026 Open source but not free of cost Now that the company is open-sourcing Cloudflare OS for others to use, developers can try to run the entire stack on their own machines. — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 6 Aug. 2026 The deal is aimed at building a future fuel supply chain for fusion, an area that could become increasingly important as more fusion companies move from experimental machines toward power generation. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 5 Aug. 2026 But customers aren’t embracing the machines nearly as quickly as restaurants are deploying them. — Joshua Hong, Fortune, 30 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for machines
  1. engines
  2. cars
  3. betters
  4. buses
  5. improves
  6. automobiles
  7. effects
  8. wheels
Noun
  • Boosted by rocket engines, the missile follows a high arc before descending to its target.
    — Nathan Hodge, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
  • AerSale — which leases aircraft and engines and offers maintenance and other services — likely won’t block basic premium options altogether for its hundreds of traveling employees.
    — Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of engines
Noun
  • At home, Indian authorities moved aggressively, seizing his properties and luxury assets, from high-end cars to jewelry and artworks.
    — Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2026
  • The attack reduced the house to rubble and wrecked outbuildings and cars.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of cars
Verb
  • This lessens the chance of fungal diseases and betters airflow and light exposure to all parts of the plant.
    — Melissa Epifano, The Spruce, 18 July 2026
  • If the Sharks make the playoffs next season and Celebrini betters his 115-point total from this season, wouldn’t his next deal become that much more expensive?
    — Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2026
Definition of betters
Noun
  • More than 4,000 of the electric buses are now operating across the country.
    — AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Guests then piled onto Routemaster buses to head to the party at the gymnasium, where two of the couple’s friends DJed and a soul band played.
    — Jessica Salter, Vogue, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of buses
Verb
  • Communities will debate whether AI improves access to knowledge or deepens dependence on a few private platforms.
    — Gerui Wang, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • A couple of other gaming headsets, including SteelSeries' Arctis Nova Pro Wireless, have swappable batteries, but Glorious' approach improves upon that with its little internal battery that keeps you connected and in the game while swapping.
    — Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of improves
Noun
  • This pillow is designed for gaming chairs, office chairs and automobiles.
    — BestReviews, Mercury News, 31 July 2026
  • Kumamoto and other parts of the Kyushu region have increasingly become key production sites for automobiles and semiconductors, raising concerns over a possible hit to the economy.
    — USA Today, USA Today, 30 July 2026
Definition of automobiles
Verb
  • Here, The Athletic outlines United’s debt picture and what effects this latest refinancing may have.
    — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 13 June 2026
  • The overwhelming amount of digital evidence that both district attorneys and public defenders in Colorado must manage is so dire that state lawmakers created a task force to address the issue, which effects every criminal case in the state.
    — Shaun Boyd, CBS News, 23 Dec. 2025
Definition of effects
Noun
  • That includes carbon-ceramic brakes, standard Magnetic Ride Control suspension, and even optional carbon fiber wheels, all wrapped by the widebody shape that gives the Grand Sport and Grand Sport X a more aggressive look than the base Stingray.
    — Tim Stevens, ArsTechnica, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Automobile horns echoed here and there in the distance, and as the government railway train departed the station under the bridge, a string of small lights heralded the far-off clacking of its wheels.
    — Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of wheels

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