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   machine

   /məˈʃiːn/

   noun

   • 1. an apparatus using mechanical power and having several parts, each with a definite function and together performing a particular task: "a fax machine" Similar apparatusapplianceinstrumenttoolutensildeviceunitcontraptioncontrivancegadgetmechanismenginemotorleverpulleyinformal:gizmo
   • ▪ a coin-operated dispenser: "a cigarette machine"
   • ▪ any device that transmits a force or directs its application.
   • ▪ an efficient and well-organized group of powerful people: "the party's fund-raising is helping it to build a formidable political machine" Similar organizationsystemstructurearrangementagencymachineryinformal:set-up
   • ▪ a person who acts with the mechanical efficiency of a machine: "comedians are more than just laugh machines"

   verb

   • 1. make or operate on with a machine: "the cylinder covers are waiting to be machined"

   Word Origin mid 16th century (originally denoting a structure): from French, via Latin from Doric Greek makhana (Greek mēkhanē, from mēkhos ‘contrivance’).

   Scrabble Points: 14

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   • A

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   • C

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   • H

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   • I

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   • N

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