machine
/məˈʃiːn/ noun [C]Definition
EQUIPMENT › a piece of equipment with moving parts that uses power to do a particular job: a fax machine a coffee machine Clothes are generally sewn by machine these days.
GROUP › a group of people all working together to achieve the same result: a political/war machine
COMPUTER › a computer → See also answerphone → See also cash machine → See also sewing machine → See also slot machine → See also vending machine → See also washing machine
(Definition of machine noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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