machine
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A device that directs and controls energy, often in the form of movement or electricity, to produce a certain effect.
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A vehicle operated mechanically, such as an automobile or an airplane.
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(abbreviation) An answering machine or, by extension, voice mail.
“I called you earlier, but all I got was the machine.”
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A computer.
“Game developers assume they're pushing the limits of the machine.”
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A person or organisation that seemingly acts like a machine, being particularly efficient, single-minded, or unemotional.
“Bruce Campbell was a "demon-killing machine" because he made quick work of killing demons.”
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Especially, the group that controls a political or similar organization; a combination of persons acting together for a common purpose, with the agencies which they use.
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Supernatural agency in a poem, or a superhuman being introduced to perform some exploit.
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The system of special interest groups that supports a political party, especially in urban areas.
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Penis.
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A contrivance in the Ancient Greek theatre for indicating a change of scene, by means of which a god might cross the stage or deliver a divine message; the deus ex machina.
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A bathing machine.
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To make by machinery.
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To shape or finish by machinery.
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