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machine

[muh-sheen] / məˈʃin /
NOUN
device that performs a task
Synonyms
STRONGEST
apparatus appliance automobile engine gadget instrument motor tool vehicle
STRONG
automaton computer contraption contrivance implement mechanism robot thingamabob widget
Antonyms
STRONGEST
end
NOUN
well-run political organization
Synonyms
STRONGEST
machinery structure system
STRONG
agency lineup movement party ring setup
NOUN
person who acts automatically
Synonyms
STRONG
agent automaton clone drudge grind laborer puppet robot zombie
WEAK
mechanical

Example Sentences

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They had to call an ambulance and hook me up to an ECG machine.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

A spindly plastic tube extended from my forehead to the “Eye Spa” machine.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

To uncover these patterns, researchers used advanced machine learning and AI-based tools to analyze microbiome and metabolome data from patients with GC, CRC, and IBD.

From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2026

Metro kiosk, which offers the supposed convenience of paying public transit fare to a machine.

From Slate • Apr. 4, 2026

Welchman was already there, leaning over a clattering Typex machine, reading the strip of tape as the operator typed.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.