English Words: M

36,575 words · Page 8 of 732

machicotenoun

An underskirt worn by some Native American girls and women.

machicoulisnoun

A machicolation.

Machiguenganoun

A member of an indigenous hunter-gatherer people of the Amazon Basin jungle regions of southeastern Peru.

Machilipatnamname

A city in Krishna district, Coastal Andhra, Andhra Pradesh, India.

machimosnoun

A low-ranking Ancient Egyptian soldier.

Machinname

A surname originating as an occupation.

machinabilitynoun

The condition of being machinable

machinableadj

Able to be made or modified by machine.

machinaladj

Of, or pertaining to machines.

machinateverb

To devise a plot or secret plan; to conspire.

machinationnoun

A clever scheme or artful plot, usually crafted for evil purposes.

machinatornoun

One who machinates, or forms a scheme with evil designs; a plotter or artful schemer.

machinatrixnoun

A woman who machinates; a schemer, plotter.

machinenoun

A device that directs and controls energy, often in the form of movement or electricity, to produce a certain effect.

machine agename

An era, from approximately 1880 to 1945, characterised by the rapid development and widespread use of machinery and industrial technology.

machine elfnoun

A kind of otherworldly humanoid figure sometimes seen during dimethyltryptamine (DMT) hallucinations.

machine gunnoun

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 languagenoun

The 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.

machine learningnoun

The ability of computers to learn without being explicitly programmed.

machine pistolnoun

A lightweight submachine gun, usually capable of being fired with one hand (but sometimes with a second grip at the front of the barrel and then fired like a rifle).

machine politiciannoun

A politician who belongs to a small clique that controls a political party for private rather than public ends.

machine shopnoun

A 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 mass-produced parts such as screws, pistons, or gears.

machine that goes "ping"noun

A piece of medical equipment, especially a bedside monitor; particularly one perceived as superfluous.

machine toolnoun

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 subtractive, forming/stamping, or additive work.

machine washnoun

A wash in a washing machine (of clothing etc.)

machine zonenoun

A trance-like state of immersion reached through intense interaction with gambling machines.

machine-hournoun

The amount of work that can be done by one machine in one hour; a billable hour for one machine. (Said of, for example, a piece of heavy equipment or a machine tool.)

machine-pacedadj

Of an action or task, using a work method that utilizes technology to increase productivity, while reducing costs.

machine-readableadj

Capable of being read by a machine, especially a computer system.

machine-translateverb

To translate using machine translation.

machine-washableadj

Capable of being washed in a washing machine without being damaged.

machineabilitynoun

Alternative form of machinability.

machineableadj

Alternative form of machinable.

machinedadj

Created by machine, or as though created by machine.

machinefulnoun

Enough laundry to fill a washing machine.

machinegunnoun

Alternative spelling of machine gun.

machinelessadj

Without a machine.

machinelessnessnoun

Absence of machines.

machinelikeadj

Resembling a machine; mechanical in form

machinelyadv

By machine.

machinemannoun

A man who manages the working of a machine, especially in a printing office.

machinernoun

One who operates a machine.

machinerynoun

The machines constituting a production apparatus, in a plant etc., collectively.

machinesnoun

plural of machine

machinganoun

A street vendor; a hawker.

machinicadj

Of or relating to machines.

machinifyverb

To turn into a machine.

machinimanoun

The 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.

machinimistnoun

A person who creates machinima.

machiniseverb

Alternative form of machinize.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English alphabetical index for the letter M contains 36,575 headwords drawn from our Wiktionary-derived dictionary table. At 50 entries per page the browse splits into 732 pages, and you are currently viewing page 8. Every row above is a dictionary-backed entry with a canonical slug, and each links through to a full definition page with pronunciation, senses, etymology, and related-word data where available.

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