What is the meaning of MACHINERY. Phrases containing MACHINERY
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Noun. Proceeding quickly. E.g."Now we have some up to date machinery we are motoring through the work schedule."
Verb. 1. To tease, annoy, torment. E.g."She's been ragging me about my stupid mistake all day." 2. Of vehicles or machinery, to push to the limits of use, to abuse. E.g."I got a speeding ticket yesterday when I was stopped for ragging my beaten up old Fiat at 120."Noun. A newspaper.
The space from which the operation of the main propulsion are controlled.
Adj. Worn out, broken. Usually applied to machinery. E.g."That car's just a clapped out heap of junk that needs scrapping."
(compound word) (n.) Magitek is a compound of the words of Magic and Technology. It encompasses any machinery that uses magic to function, or can manipulate magic.
adj useless junk. While quite recent slang, it’s rather charming: Did your grandmother leave you anything good? / Nope, just a complete load of ancient bobbins. One possible etymology: that it’s from the north of England (particularly the Lancashire and Manchester areas), which used to be supported largely by cotton mills. As the industrial revolution drew to a close, the mills closed down and the population found itself with a surfeit of largely worthless milling machinery. During that time the phrase “‘twas worth nout but bobbins” sprung up; years later we’re left only with the last word.
An unloaded flatcar placed before or after a car from which oversize machinery, pipe, or other material projects
Verb. 1. To breakdown, often of machinery. E.g."I may be late, my car's conked out so I'm getting the bus to work." 2. To become unconscious.
One of the machinery spaces of a vessel, usually the largest one, containing the ship's main engines.
Phrs. Of machinery, or technology, not working efficiently or temporarily out of order.
equipment for injecting
Marijuana
Verb. To pull faces. From the exagerrated expressions made on the faces of conversing mill workers, in an attempt to make themselves understood over the din of machinery. [Lancashire use. 1900s?]
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To draw out, and twist into threads, either by the hand or machinery; as, to spin wool, cotton, or flax; to spin goat's hair; to produce by drawing out and twisting a fibrous material.
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That branch of science, or of engineering, which treats of fluids in motion, especially of water, its action in rivers and canals, the works and machinery for conducting or raising it, its use as a prime mover, and the like.
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Capable of assuming a desired position or condition with relation to other parts, under varying circumstances, without requiring to be adjusted by hand; -- said of a piece in machinery.
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To drain, as land; by means of wells, or pits, which receive the water, and from which it is discharged by machinery.
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That which is of no value; worthless remnants; refuse. Specifically: Remnants of cops, or other refuse resulting from the working of cotton, wool, hemp, and the like, used for wiping machinery, absorbing oil in the axle boxes of railway cars, etc.
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An apparatus for measuring speed, as of machinery or vessels, but especially of projectiles.
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A circular frame turning about an axis; a rotating disk, whether solid, or a frame composed of an outer rim, spokes or radii, and a central hub or nave, in which is inserted the axle, -- used for supporting and conveying vehicles, in machinery, and for various purposes; as, the wheel of a wagon, of a locomotive, of a mill, of a watch, etc.
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The working parts of a machine, engine, or instrument; as, the machinery of a watch.
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The confused noise of a crowd or of machinery, etc., heard at a distance; as, the hum of industry.
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A joint or other connection uniting parts of machinery, or the like, as the elastic pipe of a tender connecting it with the feed pipe of a locomotive engine; especially, a pipe fitting for connecting pipes, or pipes and fittings, in such a way as to facilitate disconnection.
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A cylindrical pulley or drum in machinery.
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A small timepiece, or chronometer, to be carried about the person, the machinery of which is moved by a spring.
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A timekeeper; especially, a watch by which small intervals of time can be measured; a kind of stop watch. It is used for timing the speed of horses, machinery, etc.
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A juggler who produces illusions by the use of elaborate machinery.
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