Thesaurus:machine

Thesaurus

machine

English

Noun

Sense: any device that uses energy to perform some activity

Synonyms

• machine
• engine

Hyponyms

• dishwasher
• vacuum cleaner
• washing machine
• engine
• steam engine
• turbine
• car
• computer    [⇒ thesaurus]
• robot    [⇒ thesaurus]
• vending machine
• sewing machine
• printing press

Hypernyms

• device    [⇒ thesaurus]

Meronyms

• gear
• rope
• spring    [⇒ thesaurus]
• wheel
• axle
• bearing
• belt
• seal
• chain
• roller chain
• link chain
• rack and pinion
• fastener
• key

Holonyms

• machinery

Various

• Turing machine
• state machine
• virtual machine

See also

• Thesaurus:tool
• Category:Machines
• Outline of machines on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Further reading

• “633. instrument” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “machine” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.