machine

noun
ma·chine
/məˈʃiːn/

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

Other meanings

An answering machine or, by extension, voice mail.
“I called you earlier, but all I got was the machine.”
A person or organisation that seemingly acts like a machine, being particularly efficient, single-minded, or unemotional.
“Bruce Campbell was a "demon-killing machine" because he made quick work of killing demons.”

Example sentences

“Thank you for not using machine translation.”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0
“Regular maintenance should keep the machine in good working order.”
Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0
“Any teacher that can be replaced by a machine should be.”
Tatoeba · TRANG · CC0

Word history

From Latin "māchina" (a machine, engine, contrivance, device, stratagem, trick).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “machine” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.