Machine
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Machine

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Machine (2 Occurrences)
... and connecting framework, calculated to constitute a prime mover, or to receive
force and motion from a prime mover or from another machine, and transmit ...
biblethesaurus.org/m/machine.htm - 8k

Feed (117 Occurrences)
... steam boiler. 8. (vt) To supply (the material to be operated upon) to a
machine; as, to feed paper to a printing press. 9. (vt) To ...
biblethesaurus.org/f/feed.htm - 39k

Mill (9 Occurrences)
... 2. (n.) A machine for grinding or comminuting any substance, as grain, by rubbing
and crushing it between two hard, rough, or indented surfaces; as, a gristmill ...
biblethesaurus.org/m/mill.htm - 18k

Gin (10 Occurrences)
... 6. (n.) A machine for raising or moving heavy weights, consisting of a tripod formed
of poles united at the top, with a windlass, pulleys, ropes, etc. ...
biblethesaurus.org/g/gin.htm - 12k

Tool (13 Occurrences)
... at his work; an implement; as, the tools of a joiner, smith, shoe-maker, etc.; also,
a cutter, chisel, or other part of an instrument or machine that dresses ...
biblethesaurus.org/t/tool.htm - 11k

Beetle (7 Occurrences)
... 2. (n.) A machine in which fabrics are subjected to a hammering process while passing
over rollers, as in cotton mills; -- called also beetling machine. ...
biblethesaurus.org/b/beetle.htm - 10k

Attachment (1 Occurrence)
... 3. (n.) Something attached; some adjunct attached to an instrument, machine, or
other object; as, a sewing machine attachment (ie, a device attached to a ...
biblethesaurus.org/a/attachment.htm - 7k

Spindle (2 Occurrences)
... spinning wheels by which the thread is twisted, and on which, when twisted, it is
wound; also, the pin on which the bobbin is held in a spinning machine, or in ...
biblethesaurus.org/s/spindle.htm - 8k

Loom (3 Occurrences)
... 2. (n.) A frame or machine of wood or other material, in which a weaver forms cloth
out of thread; a machine for interweaving yarn or threads into a fabric, as ...
biblethesaurus.org/l/loom.htm - 8k

Lift (283 Occurrences)
... is lifted. 14. (n.) A hoisting machine; an elevator; a dumb waiter. 15.
(n.) A handle. 16. (n.) An exercising machine. 17. (n.) A ...
biblethesaurus.org/l/lift.htm - 41k

Work (4564 Occurrences)
... or the like. 12. (n.) Hence, in a general sense, to operate; to act; to perform;
as, a machine works well. 13. (n.) Hence, figuratively ...
biblethesaurus.org/w/work.htm - 12k

Willow (1 Occurrence)
... 2. (n.) A machine in which cotton or wool is opened and cleansed by the action of
long spikes projecting from a drum which revolves within a box studded with ...
biblethesaurus.org/w/willow.htm - 7k

Feller (1 Occurrence)
... 1. (n.) One who, or that which, fells, knocks or cuts down; a machine for felling
trees. 2. (n.) An appliance to a sewing machine for felling a seam. ...
biblethesaurus.org/f/feller.htm - 6k

Trap (35 Occurrences)
... 4. (n.) A machine or contrivance that shuts suddenly, as with a spring, used
for taking game or other animals; as, a trap for foxes. ...
biblethesaurus.org/t/trap.htm - 19k

Register (14 Occurrences)
... 5. (n.) That which registers or records. 6. (n.) A contrivance for automatically
noting the performance of a machine or the rapidity of a process. ...
biblethesaurus.org/r/register.htm - 13k

Reel (6 Occurrences)
... 3. (n.) A machine on which yarn is wound and measured into lays and hanks, -- for
cotton or linen it is fifty-four inches in circuit; for worsted, thirty inches ...
biblethesaurus.org/r/reel.htm - 9k

Roving (4 Occurrences)
... 2. (n.) The operation of forming the rove, or slightly twisted sliver or roll of
wool or cotton, by means of a machine for the purpose, called a roving frame ...
biblethesaurus.org/r/roving.htm - 7k

Envelop (1 Occurrence)
... tangents. 6. (n.) A set of limits for the performance capabilities of some
type of machine, originally used to refer to aircraft. Now ...
biblethesaurus.org/e/envelop.htm - 8k

Engine
... 3. (n.) Any instrument by which any effect is produced; especially, an
instrument or machine of war or torture. 4. (n.) A compound ...
biblethesaurus.org/e/engine.htm - 7k

Dredge
... (b) A dredging machine. ... 3. (vt) To catch or gather with a dredge; to deepen with
a dredging machine. 4. (n.) A mixture of oats and barley. ...
biblethesaurus.org/d/dredge.htm - 7k

Mow (1 Occurrence)
... 5. (v.) May; can. 6. (vt) To cut down, as grass, with a scythe or machine. ... 9. (vi)
To cut grass, etc., with a scythe, or with a machine; to cut grass for hay. ...
biblethesaurus.org/m/mow.htm - 7k

Power (862 Occurrences)
... 9. (n.) The rate at which mechanical energy is exerted or mechanical work performed,
as by an engine or other machine, or an animal, working continuously; as ...
biblethesaurus.org/p/power.htm - 66k

Pattern (28 Occurrences)
... 1. (n.) Anything proposed for imitation; an archetype; an exemplar; that which is
to be, or is worthy to be, copied or imitated; as, a pattern of a machine. ...
biblethesaurus.org/p/pattern.htm - 19k

Breaker (2 Occurrences)
... 2. (n.) Specifically: A machine for breaking rocks, or for breaking coal at the
mines; also, the building in which such a machine is placed. ...
biblethesaurus.org/b/breaker.htm - 7k

Brake (80 Occurrences)
... 4. (n.) An instrument or machine to break or bruise the woody part of flax
or hemp so that it may be separated from the fiber. 5 ...
biblethesaurus.org/b/brake.htm - 34k

Cutter (3 Occurrences)
... 2. (n.) That which cuts; a machine or part of a machine, or a tool or instrument
used for cutting, as that part of a mower which severs the stalk, or as a ...
biblethesaurus.org/c/cutter.htm - 8k

Comb (3 Occurrences)
... 4. (n.) The serrated vibratory doffing knife of a carding machine. ... 8. (n.) The
collector of an electrical machine, usually resembling a comb. ...
biblethesaurus.org/c/comb.htm - 8k

Charge (379 Occurrences)
... of apparatus or machinery, the quantity it is intended and fitted to hold or bear;
to load; to fill; as, to charge a gun; to charge an electrical machine, etc. ...
biblethesaurus.org/c/charge.htm - 41k

Shears (1 Occurrence)
... 4. (n.) A shearing machine; a blade, or a set of blades, working against a resisting
edge. 5. (n.) Anything in the form of shears. 6. (n.) A pair of wings. ...
biblethesaurus.org/s/shears.htm - 7k

Shearing (6 Occurrences)
... 1. (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Shear. 2. (n.) The act or operation of clipping with shears
or a shearing machine, as the wool from sheep, or the nap from cloth. ...
biblethesaurus.org/s/shearing.htm - 9k

Potter (14 Occurrences)
... dates back to earliest history. Probably the Egyptians were the first to
use such a machine (IVth Dynasty). In their original form ...
biblethesaurus.org/p/potter.htm - 28k

Pottery (11 Occurrences)
... dates back to earliest history. Probably the Egyptians were the first to
use such a machine (IVth Dynasty). In their original form ...
biblethesaurus.org/p/pottery.htm - 27k

Weaving (4 Occurrences)
... pin, and saith unto him, 'Philistines 'are' upon thee, Samson;' and he awaketh out
of his sleep, and journeyeth with the pin of the weaving machine, and with ...
biblethesaurus.org/w/weaving.htm - 17k

Key (8 Occurrences)
... 3. (n.) That part of an instrument or machine which serves as the means of operating
it; as, a telegraph key; the keys of a pianoforte, or of a typewriter. ...
biblethesaurus.org/k/key.htm - 14k

Universal (7 Occurrences)
... universal world. 3. (a.) Adapted or adaptable to all or to various uses,
shapes, sizes, etc.; as, a universal milling machine. 4. (a ...
biblethesaurus.org/u/universal.htm - 9k

Operative (2 Occurrences)
... 4. (n.) A skilled worker; an artisan; esp., one who operates a machine in a mill
or manufactory. Multi-Version Concordance Operative (2 Occurrences). ...
biblethesaurus.org/o/operative.htm - 7k

Organ (6 Occurrences)
... 3. (n.) A component part performing an essential office in the working of any complex
machine; as, the cylinder, valves, crank, etc., are organs of the steam ...
biblethesaurus.org/o/organ.htm - 9k

Jaw (6 Occurrences)
... which are movable towards or from each other, for grasping or crushing anything
between them, as, the jaws of a vise, or the jaws of a stone-crushing machine. ...
biblethesaurus.org/j/jaw.htm - 11k

Journeyeth (9 Occurrences)
... pin, and saith unto him, 'Philistines 'are' upon thee, Samson;' and he awaketh out
of his sleep, and journeyeth with the pin of the weaving machine, and with ...
biblethesaurus.org/j/journeyeth.htm - 8k

Life (6001 Occurrences)
... the period of duration, of anything that is conceived of as resembling a natural
organism in structure or functions; as, the life of a state, a machine, or a ...
biblethesaurus.org/l/life.htm - 51k

Lace (7 Occurrences)
... cord, or band, usually one passing through eyelet or other holes, and used in drawing
and holding together parts of a garment, of a shoe, of a machine belt, etc ...
biblethesaurus.org/l/lace.htm - 10k

Lapping (2 Occurrences)
... 1. (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Lap. 2. (n.) A kind of machine blanket or wrapping material
used by calico printers. Multi-Version Concordance Lapping (2 Occurrences). ...
biblethesaurus.org/l/lapping.htm - 7k

Lap (12 Occurrences)
... score of the following game. 9. (n.) A sheet, layer, or bat, of cotton fiber
prepared for the carding machine. 10. (n.) A piece of ...
biblethesaurus.org/l/lap.htm - 15k

Lag (1 Occurrence)
... especially (Mach.), one of the narrow boards or staves forming the covering of a
cylindrical object, as a boiler, or the cylinder of a carding machine or a ...
biblethesaurus.org/l/lag.htm - 7k

Guide (89 Occurrences)
... one having a directing edge, surface, or channel, for giving direction to the motion
of anything, as water, an instrument, or part of a machine, or for ...
biblethesaurus.org/g/guide.htm - 37k

Wheelwork (2 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (n.) A combination of wheels, and their connection, in
a machine or mechanism. Multi-Version Concordance Wheelwork (2 Occurrences). ...
biblethesaurus.org/w/wheelwork.htm - 7k

Wolf (4 Occurrences)
... 7. (a.) In bowed instruments, a harshness due to defective vibration in certain
notes of the scale. 8. (n.) A willying machine. Int. ...
biblethesaurus.org/w/wolf.htm - 13k

Weight (143 Occurrences)
... as, an ounce weight. 8. (n.) The resistance against which a machine acts,
as opposed to the power which moves it. 9. (vt) To load ...
biblethesaurus.org/w/weight.htm - 43k

Whirl (5 Occurrences)
... 7. (n.) A revolving hook used in twisting, as the hooked spindle of a rope machine,
to which the threads to be twisted are attached. 8. (n.) A whorl. ...
biblethesaurus.org/w/whirl.htm - 8k

Interference (1 Occurrence)
... 1. (n.) The act or state of interfering; as, the stoppage of a machine by the
interference of some of its parts; a meddlesome interference in the business of ...
biblethesaurus.org/i/interference.htm - 7k

Improvement (2 Occurrences)
... 6. (n.) A useful addition to, or modification of, a machine, manufacture, or
composition. Multi-Version Concordance Improvement (2 Occurrences). ...
biblethesaurus.org/i/improvement.htm - 7k

Invent (2 Occurrences)
... to find out; to devise; to contrive or produce for the first time; -- applied commonly
to the discovery of some serviceable mode, instrument, or machine. ...
biblethesaurus.org/i/invent.htm - 7k

Ingenious (1 Occurrence)
... from, pertaining to, or characterized by, genius or ingenuity; of curious design,
structure, or mechanism; as, an ingenious model, or machine; an ingenious ...
biblethesaurus.org/i/ingenious.htm - 7k

Furniture (24 Occurrences)
... 3. (n.) The necessary appendages to anything, as to a machine, a carriage,
a ship, etc. 4. (n.) The masts and rigging of a ship. ...
biblethesaurus.org/f/furniture.htm - 16k

Finger (35 Occurrences)
... 2. (n.) Anything that does work of a finger; as, the pointer of a clock, watch,
or other registering machine; especially (Mech.) a small projecting rod, wire ...
biblethesaurus.org/f/finger.htm - 22k

Follower (8 Occurrences)
... 3. (n.) The removable flange, or cover, of a piston. 4. (n.) A gland. 5. (n.) The
part of a machine that receives motion from another part. See Driver. ...
biblethesaurus.org/f/follower.htm - 10k

Fleece (6 Occurrences)
... a fleece. 3. (n.) The fine web of cotton or wool removed by the doffing
knife from the cylinder of a carding machine. 4. (vt) To ...
biblethesaurus.org/f/fleece.htm - 9k

Fixeth (5 Occurrences)
... pin, and saith unto him, 'Philistines 'are' upon thee, Samson;' and he awaketh out
of his sleep, and journeyeth with the pin of the weaving machine, and with ...
biblethesaurus.org/f/fixeth.htm - 7k

Thresher (1 Occurrence)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) One who, or that which, thrashes grain;
a thrashing machine. 2. (n.) A large and voracious shark ...
biblethesaurus.org/t/thresher.htm - 7k

Table (125 Occurrences)
... 21. (n.) The part of a machine tool on which the work rests and is fastened. 22.
(vt) To form into a table or catalogue; to tabulate; as, to table fines. 23. ...
biblethesaurus.org/t/table.htm - 62k

Trumpet (74 Occurrences)
... propagating it. 4. (n.) A funnel, or short, fiaring pipe, used as a guide
or conductor, as for yarn in a knitting machine. 5. (vt ...
biblethesaurus.org/t/trumpet.htm - 32k

Twists (12 Occurrences)
... are on you, Samson. Then awaking from his sleep, he got up quickly, pulling
up cloth and machine together. (BBE). Judges 16:19 And ...
biblethesaurus.org/t/twists.htm - 9k

Rumble (3 Occurrences)
... 7. (vt) To cause to pass through a rumble, or shaking machine. See Rumble,
n., 4. Multi-Version Concordance Rumble (3 Occurrences). ...
biblethesaurus.org/r/rumble.htm - 7k

Regulate (2 Occurrences)
... or maintain, with respect to a desired rate, degree, or condition; as, to regulate
the temperature of a room, the pressure of steam, the speed of a machine, etc ...
biblethesaurus.org/r/regulate.htm - 7k

Race (36 Occurrences)
... mill race. 14. (n.) A channel or guide along which a shuttle is driven
back and forth, as in a loom, sewing machine, etc. 15. (vi ...
biblethesaurus.org/r/race.htm - 19k

Reap (35 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (vt) To cut with a sickle, scythe, or reaping
machine, as grain; to gather, as a harvest, by cutting. ...
biblethesaurus.org/r/reap.htm - 18k

Ruling (123 Occurrences)
... sovereign. 3. (a.) Used in marking or engraving lines; as, a ruling machine
or pen. 4. (n.) The act of one who rules; ruled lines. ...
biblethesaurus.org/r/ruling.htm - 37k

Reaper (7 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) One who reaps. 2. (n.) A reaping machine.
Multi-Version Concordance Reaper (7 Occurrences). John ...
biblethesaurus.org/r/reaper.htm - 8k

Run (147 Occurrences)
... 36. (vt) To cause to run (in the various senses of Run, vi); as, to run a horse;
to run a stage; to run a machine; to run a rope through a block. 37. ...
biblethesaurus.org/r/run.htm - 43k

Erection (1 Occurrence)
... 1. (n.) The act of erecting, or raising upright; the act of constructing, as a building
or a wall, or of fitting together the parts of, as a machine; the act ...
biblethesaurus.org/e/erection.htm - 7k

Element (1 Occurrence)
... are the elements of written language; hence, also, a simple portion of that which
is complex, as a shaft, lever, wheel, or any simple part in a machine; one of ...
biblethesaurus.org/e/element.htm - 10k

Erect (17 Occurrences)
... 8. (vt) To raise, as a building; to build; to construct; as, to erect a house or
a fort; to set up; to put together the component parts of, as of a machine. ...
biblethesaurus.org/e/erect.htm - 12k

Director (10 Occurrences)
... company, or railroad company. 3. (n.) A part of a machine or instrument which
directs its motion or action. 4. (n.) A slender grooved ...
biblethesaurus.org/d/director.htm - 9k

Drop (32 Occurrences)
... 7. (n.) A machine for lowering heavy weights, as packages, coal wagons, etc., to
a ship's deck. 8. (n.) A contrivance for temporarily lowering a gas jet. ...
biblethesaurus.org/d/drop.htm - 20k

Doctor (5 Occurrences)
... 4. (n.) Any mechanical contrivance intended to remedy a difficulty or serve some
purpose in an exigency; as, the doctor of a calico-printing machine, which is ...
biblethesaurus.org/d/doctor.htm - 10k

Dog (19 Occurrences)
... 8. (n.) A piece in machinery acting as a catch or clutch; especially, the carrier
of a lathe, also, an adjustable stop to change motion, as in a machine tool. ...
biblethesaurus.org/d/dog.htm - 20k

Drum
... for the purpose of driving several pulleys, by means of belts or straps passing
around its periphery; also, the barrel of a hoisting machine, on which the rope ...
biblethesaurus.org/d/drum.htm - 9k

Drawing (60 Occurrences)
... 5. (n.) The process of pulling out and elongating the sliver from the carding
machine, by revolving rollers, to prepare it for spinning. ...
biblethesaurus.org/d/drawing.htm - 26k

Devil (58 Occurrences)
... 6. (n.) A machine for tearing or cutting rags, cotton, etc. 7. (vt) To make
like a devil; to invest with the character of a devil. ...
biblethesaurus.org/d/devil.htm - 25k




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