Phrase Hound found 268 phrases and 47 compound words that contain machine. The most common are listed below. Open machine in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 268
- slot machineAny machine operated by placing money or a token into a slot, especially:
- washing machineA machine, usually automatic, that washes clothes, etc.
- sewing machineAny mechanical or electromechanical device used to stitch cloth or other material; normally uses two threads to form lock stitches.
- machine gunA type of fully automatic firearm that fires bullets in rapid succession by a single action of the trigger and is capable of sustained fire.
- vending machineAn automatic machine that dispenses merchandise (often food or beverages) in return for payment (originally coins; now also often paper money, credit cards, and wirelessly via digital payment apps).
- fax machineA device which scans, transmits, receives and prints documents (faxes) transmitted by telephone.
- machine learningThe ability of computers to learn without being explicitly programmed.
- time machineA hypothetical device used to travel into the past or the future.
- machine toolA tool, typically a power-driven machine and typically stationary, used especially for machining (removing hard material via cutting, grinding, or other subtractive processes) and (more broadly) for any mix of subtractive …
- machine translationThe act of translating something from one language to another by means of a machine, especially a computer.
- machine languageThe set of instructions that a particular computer is designed to execute; generated from an assembly language by an assembler, or from a high-level language by a compiler or interpreter.
- drum machineAn electronic musical instrument that can be programmed to create percussion sounds, drum beats, and patterns.
- war machineAn individual weapon for war, especially a mechanical one such as a siege engine or tank.
- machine-readableCapable of being read by a machine, especially a computer system.
- simple machineA device that only requires the application of a single force to work.
- state machineEllipsis of finite-state machine.
- exercise machineAny of a great variety of devices, powered either by electricity or by the user, used to improve strength or physical fitness.
- machine codeA system of instructions and data directly understandable by a computer's central processing unit.
- machine shopA facility that has machine tools for working with metals or other relatively hard materials, such as some polymers. Various kinds of machine shops make and repair all types of metal objects, from machine tools, dies, and molds to …
- virtual machineA software emulation of a computer that runs in an isolated partition of a real computer.
- voting machineAny machine used in place of a paper ballot. In the model used in the US the voters mark their choice by switching levers and then pulling the master switch to reset the machine and place their vote.
- machine gunsplural of machine gun: A type of fully automatic firearm that fires bullets in rapid succession by a single action of the trigger and is capable of sustained fire.
- machine toolsplural of machine tool: A tool, typically a power-driven machine and typically stationary, used especially for machining (removing hard material via cutting, grinding, or other subtractive processes) and (more broadly) for any mix of …
- poker machineAn electronic machine used to play games of chance for money, especially
- political machineA local political organization or individual politician that controls a large number of personal votes and can therefore exert political influence, and is therefore often viewed as scandalous.
Compound words 47
- machineryThe machines constituting a production apparatus, in a plant etc., collectively.
- machinimaThe rendering of computer-generated imagery using low-end (real time) 3D engines such as those found in video games, as opposed to the high-end, complex 3D engines used by professionals.
- machinationA clever scheme or artful plot, usually crafted for evil purposes.
- machinofactureThe production of goods through the use of machines.
- snowmachineA machine that makes snow, such as a snowgun
- machinabilityThe condition of being machinable
- machinizeTo systematize; to create a well-defined process for.
- machinisticOf, or relating to machines; mechanistic.
- mismachineTo machine incorrectly; to fail to shape perfectly.
- antimachineOpposing the political machine of a region