Synonyms for engine
noun device that drives a machinelocomotive
machinery
tool
Word Origin & History
c.1300, "mechanical device," also "skill, craft," from Old French engin "skill, cleverness," also "trick, deceit, stratagem; war machine" (12c.), from Latin ingenium "inborn qualities, talent" (see ingenious). At first meaning a trick or device, or any machine (especially military); sense of "device that converts energy to mechanical power" is 18c., especially of steam engines.
Example Sentences forengine
By this engine, whose springs I am continually oiling, I play them all off.
But when K., growing uneasy, came out into the yard, the engine had started at last.
I did not want to start the engine until I had finished everything else.
These blades are joined at the engine shaft, in a direct line.
Fuel consumption is a prime factor in the production of engine power.
The total weight of the monoplane with engine and propeller is 352 pounds.
Only then is the engine working on its bed-plate brought to a standstill.
I had seen the flying-belt thrown from the machine and the stoppage of the engine.
Old mare's kinder skeery o' the engine, so I tied her a piece off.
There they were, all huddled together with the engine and the fires.