controller
control
drive
run
mechanic
throw-out
handlock
windup
propelment
robot
action mechanism
action
jockey
mechanistic
by machine
assembly line
premixer
governor
mechano-
regulator
machinery
control system
mechanically
seat
machinal
automatically
refeeder
telemechanism
robotlike
automatic
machinelike
feeding
robotic
moderator
automatonlike
universal Turing machine
follower
remote
potcher
powerhead
remote control
submachine
pivot gearing
in control
machinification
contrivance
degreaser
deambulation
self-test
behavior
workings
works
pecker
interface
endomechanical
faceplate
hard stop
toggler
mechanics
sander
mechanistically
self-feeder
feed
feeder
equipmentman
Rube Goldberg machine
counterbore
automaton
manhandle
preheater
runner
slide
handraulics
servocontrol
hydrostat
production line
instantizer
automated
fixation
perpetual motion machine of the first kind
washing machine
mechanical
bolter
line
dual control
stick shaker
blitter
bite
machine
compound machine
waterwork
mechanic
windup
mechanistic
machinal
robotlike
automatic
machinelike
robotic
automatonlike
endomechanical
automated
mechanical
by machine
mechanically
automatically
mechanistically
controller
control
drive
throw-out
handlock
propelment
robot
action mechanism
action
jockey
assembly line
premixer
governor
regulator
machinery
control system
seat
refeeder
telemechanism
feeding
moderator
universal Turing machine
follower
remote
potcher
powerhead
remote control
submachine
pivot gearing
machinification
contrivance
degreaser
deambulation
self-test
behavior
workings
works
pecker
interface
faceplate
hard stop
toggler
mechanics
sander
self-feeder
feed
feeder
equipmentman
Rube Goldberg machine
counterbore
automaton
preheater
runner
slide
handraulics
servocontrol
hydrostat
production line
instantizer
fixation
perpetual motion machine of the first kind
washing machine
bolter
line
dual control
stick shaker
blitter
bite
compound machine
waterwork
run
manhandle
machine
noun
- a mechanism that controls the operation of a machine
- power to direct or determine
- a relation of constraint of one entity (thing or person or group) by another
- (physiology) regulation or maintenance of a function or action or reflex etc
- a standard against which other conditions can be compared in a scientific experiment
- the activity of managing or exerting control over something
- the state that exists when one person or group has power over another
- discipline in personal and social activities
- great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity
- a spiritual agency that is assumed to assist the medium during a seance
- the economic policy of controlling or limiting or curbing prices or wages etc.
verb
- exercise authoritative control or power over
- lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits
- handle and cause to function
- maintain influence over (others or oneself) skillfully, usually to one's advantage
- check or regulate (a scientific experiment) by conducting a parallel experiment or comparing with another standard
- place under restrictions; limit access to by law
- verify by using a duplicate register for comparison
- be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something
- have a firm understanding or knowledge of; be on top of
noun
- A mechanism used to power or give motion to a vehicle or other machine or machine part.
- Planned, usually long-lasting, effort to achieve something; ability coupled with ambition, determination, and motivation.
- A sustained advance in the face of the enemy to take a strategic objective.
- An impression or matrix formed by a punch drift.
- Desire or interest.
- A stroke made with a driver.
- An apparatus for reading and writing data to or from a mass storage device such as a disk.
- An offensive possession, generally one consisting of several plays and/ or first downs, often leading to a scoring opportunity.
- An act of driving (prompting) livestock animals forward, to transport a herd.
- A driveway.
- A campaign aimed at selling more of a certain product, e.g. by offering a discount.
- A collection of objects that are driven; a mass of logs to be floated down a river.
- Violent or rapid motion; a rushing onward or away; especially, a forced or hurried dispatch of business.
- A trip made in a vehicle (now generally in a motor vehicle).
- A mass storage device in which the mechanism for reading and writing data is integrated with the mechanism for storing data.
- A straight level shot or pass.
- An act of driving (prompting) game animals forward, to be captured or hunted.
- A type of shot played by swinging the bat in a vertical arc, through the line of the ball, and hitting it along the ground, normally between cover and midwicket.
- A charity event such as a fundraiser, bake sale, or toy drive.
- A type of public roadway.
- A ball struck in a flat trajectory.
verb
- To provide an impetus for motion or other physical change, to move an object by means of the provision of force thereto.
- To cause intrinsic motivation through the application or demonstration of force: to impel or urge onward thusly, to compel to move on, to coerce, intimidate or threaten.
- To cause (a mechanism) to operate.
- To hit the ball with a drive.
- To travel by operating a wheeled motorized vehicle.
- To motivate; to provide an incentive for.
- To convey (a person, etc.) in a wheeled motorized vehicle.
- To be moved or propelled forcefully (especially of a ship).
- To urge, press, or bring to a point or state.
- To dig horizontally; to cut a horizontal gallery or tunnel.
- To separate the lighter (feathers or down) from the heavier, by exposing them to a current of air.
- To move forcefully.
- To clear, by forcing away what is contained.
- To operate (a wheeled motorized vehicle).
- To move (something) by hitting it with great force.
- To carry or to keep in motion; to conduct; to prosecute.
- To operate (an aircraft).
- To direct a vehicle powered by a horse, ox or similar animal.
- To provide an impetus for a non-physical change, especially a change in one's state of mind.
- To cause animals to flee out of.
- To displace either physically or non-physically, through the application of force.
- (especially of animals) To impel or urge onward by force; to push forward; to compel to move on.
- To cause to become.
- To compel (to do something).
- To put together a drive (n.): to string together offensive plays and advance the ball down the field.
- To be the dominant party in a sex act.
verb
- To make a machine operate.
- To carry (a football) down the field, as opposed to passing or kicking.
- Of an object, to have a liquid flowing from it.
- To print or broadcast in the media.
- To pursue in thought; to carry in contemplation.
- To put at hazard; to venture; to risk.
- To be a candidate in an election.
- To fuse; to shape; to mould; to cast.
- To control or manage, be in charge of.
- To smuggle (illegal goods).
- To go at a fast pace; to move quickly.
- To extend in space or through a range (often with a measure phrase).
- To execute or carry out a plan, procedure, or program.
- To make run in a race.
- To transit a length of a river, as in whitewater rafting.
- To control or have precedence in a card game.
- To move forward quickly upon two feet by alternately making a short jump off either foot. (Compare walk.)
- To leak or spread in an undesirable fashion; to bleed (especially used of dye or paint).
- To sail before the wind, in distinction from reaching or sailing close-hauled.
- To exert continuous activity; to proceed.
- To sew (a seam) by passing the needle through material in a continuous line, generally taking a series of stitches on the needle at the same time.
- To become different in a way mentioned (usually to become worse).
- To cause to move quickly or lightly.
- To cause to enter; to thrust.
- To speedrun.
- To be in form thus, as a combination of words.
- To juggle a pattern continuously, as opposed to starting and stopping quickly.
- To move or spread quickly.
- To sort through a large volume of produce in quality control.
- To extend in time, to last, to continue (usually with a measure phrase).
- To become liquid; to melt.
- To make something extend in space.
- Of a machine, including computer programs, to be operating or working normally.
- To achieve or perform by running or as if by running.
- To pass (without stopping), typically a stop signal, stop sign, or duty to yield the right of way.
- To transport someone or something, notionally at a brisk pace.
- To be presented in the media.
- Of a means of transportation: to travel (a route).
- To cost a large amount of money.
- Of stitches or stitched clothing, to unravel.
- To tend, as to an effect or consequence; to incline.
- To encounter or suffer (a particular, usually bad, fate or misfortune).
- Of a liquid, to flow.
- To compete in a race.
- Of fish, to migrate for spawning.
- To make run in an election.
- To drive or force; to cause, or permit, to be driven.
- To have growth or development.
- To have a legal course; to be attached; to continue in force, effect, or operation; to follow; to go in company.
- To cause to be drawn; to mark out; to indicate; to determine.
- To flee from a danger or towards help.
- To pass or go quickly in thought or conversation.
- To encounter or incur (a danger or risk).
- To tease with sarcasms and ridicule.
- To make a liquid flow; to make liquid flow from or into an object.
- To strike (the ball) in such a way as to cause it to run along the ground, as when approaching a hole.
noun
- A mechanism to rapidly disengage a portion of a machine from the source of its motion, as an automotive clutch.
- A put-out caused by a throw to a base of a fielded ground ball.
- An item that is thrown out to an audience or crowd, usually for dramatic effect.
- A discard, rejection.
- A folded paper in a publication, such as a book or a greeting card, that is intended to be unfolded for use outside the normal form factor of the publication.
- An overarm throw of the ball from a goalkeeper.
noun
- A machine built to carry out some complex task or group of tasks by physically moving, especially one which can be programmed.
- A habitual poster on the /r9k/ board on 4chan; a member of the /r9k/ community.
- A theodolite which follows the movements of a prism and can be used by a one-man crew.
- A traffic light (from earlier robot policeman).
- A style of dance popular in disco in which the dancer imitates the stiff movements of a stereotypical android robot.
- A person who does not seem to have any emotions.
- An intelligent mechanical being designed to look like a human or other creature, and usually made from metal.
- A system of serfdom used in Central Europe, under which a tenant's rent was paid in forced labour.
noun
- the operating part that transmits power to a mechanism
- something done (usually as opposed to something said)
- the state of being active
- a military engagement
- a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings)
- the series of events that form a plot
- the trait of being active and energetic and forceful
- a judicial proceeding brought by one party against another; one party prosecutes another for a wrong done or for protection of a right or for prevention of a wrong
- an act by a government body or supranational organization
- the most important or interesting work or activity in a specific area or field
- In firearms terminology, the mechanism that handles the ammunition (loads, locks, fires, and extracts the cartridges).
verb
noun
- a control that maintains a steady speed in a machine (as by controlling the supply of fuel)
- any of various controls or devices for regulating or controlling fluid flow, pressure, temperature, etc.
- an official responsible for control and supervision of a particular activity or area of public interest
noun
- a part of a machine that supports or guides another part
- a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
- the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
- furniture that is designed for sitting on
- any support where you can sit (especially the part of a chair or bench etc. on which you sit)
- a center of authority (as a city from which authority is exercised)
- the location (metaphorically speaking) where something is based
- the legal right to sit as a member in a legislative or similar body
- the cloth covering for the buttocks
verb
noun
- A mechanical arrangement for regulating motion in a machine, or producing equality of effect.
- An arbitrator or mediator.
- The person who presides over a synod of a Presbyterian Church.
- A substance (often water or graphite) used to decrease the speed of fast neutrons in a nuclear reactor and hence increase likelihood of fission.
- The chair or president of a meeting, etc.
- An examiner at Oxford and Cambridge universities.
- Someone who supervises and monitors the setting and marking of examinations by different people to ensure consistency of standards.
- A kind of lamp in which the flow of the oil to the wick is regulated.
- At the University of Dublin, either the first (senior) or second (junior) in rank in an examination for the degree of Bachelor of Arts.
- A person who enforces the rules of a discussion forum by deleting posts, banning users, etc.
- A device used to deaden some of the noise from a firearm, although not to the same extent as a suppressor or silencer.
- Someone who moderates.
noun
- A machine part receiving motion from another.
- A metal piece placed at the top of a candle to keep the wax melting evenly.
- One who is a part of master's physical group, such as a servant or retainer.
- A tool used to remove the core from a pin-tumbler lock without causing the driver pins and springs to fall out.
- Any of the three players (the ruckman, ruck rover, and rover) who usually follow the ball around the ground rather than occupying a fixed position.
- An imitator, who follows another's example.
- A pursuer.
- An account holder who subscribes to see content from another account on a social media platform.
- One who follows, comes after another.
- A man courting a maidservant; suitor.
- Something that comes after another thing.
- One who follows mentally, adherer to the opinions, ideas or teachings of another, a movement etc.
- Young cattle.
noun
- Any machine or machine part moving in a pecking fashion
- Someone who or something that pecks, striking or piercing in the manner of a bird's beak or bill
- A kind of V-shaped telegraphic relay.
- A bird, particularly a member of the group including the woodpeckers, flowerpeckers, oxpeckers, and berrypeckers.
- Any tool used in a pecking fashion, particularly kinds of hoes or pickaxes.
- A penis; cock, dick.
- Spirits, nerve, courage.
- A nose.
- A bird's beak or bill.
noun
- The connection between a user and a machine.
- In object-oriented programming, a piece of code defining a set of operations that other code must implement.
- A thin layer or boundary between different substances or two phases of a single substance.
- The point of interconnection or contact between entities.
- The point of interconnection between systems or subsystems.
- The internal surface of a coiled protein (compare exoface).
- The connection between parts of software; also the public or published sections of an object or module,
verb
noun
- A removable protective shield separating the inner workings of a machine from operator and observer.
- A rigid flat surface that has an active role in the interaction of a device with an operator or user.
- A transparent window forming part of a helmet directly in front of the wearer's face, allowing them to see out.
noun
- A machine operator who is responsible for turning the machine on and off.
- Something that toggles between two states or causes something else to toggle between two states.
- A person occupied chaining up logs to prevent them from rolling off during transport on railroad cars and trucks.
- A type of fastener that has hinged wings that spread to provide a surface against which the fastener can be tightened (e.g. a toggle bolt).
- A member of a bomber crew responsible dropping bombs from a wing plane at a signal from the lead bombardier.
noun
- The forward motion of the material fed into a machine.
- The part of a machine that supplies the material to be operated upon.
- Something supplied continuously.
- Food given to (especially herbivorous) non-human animals.
- A meal.
- A gathering to eat, especially in large quantities.
- Encapsulated online content, such as news or a blog, that can be subscribed to.
- A straight man who delivers lines to the comedian during a performance.
verb
- To graze; to cause to be cropped by feeding, as herbage by cattle.
- To give to a machine to be processed.
- To create the environment where another phonological rule can apply; to be applied before another rule.
- To create the syntactic environment in which another syntactic rule is applied; to be applied before another syntactic rule.
- To supply with something.
- To pass to.
- To satisfy, gratify, or minister to (a sense, taste, desire, etc.).
- To give (someone or something) food to eat.
- To eat (usually of animals).
- To give (someone or something) to (someone or something else) as food.
noun
- a machine that automatically provides a supply of some material
- an animal being fattened or suitable for fattening
- someone who consumes food for nourishment
- a branch that flows into the main stream
- an outdoor device that supplies food for wild birds
- an animal that feeds on a particular source of food
noun
- A machine or robot designed to follow a precise sequence of instructions.
- A toy in the form of a mechanical figure.
- A person who acts like a machine or robot, often defined as having a monotonous lifestyle and lacking in emotion.
- A formal system, such as a finite-state machine or cellular automaton.
noun
- Part of a mechanism which allows something to be pulled out for maintenance.
- Somebody who controls or manages (e.g. a system).
- A player who runs for a batsman who is too injured to run; he is dressed exactly as the injured batsman, and carries a bat.
- Anyone sent on an errand or with communications, especially for a bank (or, historically, a foot soldier responsible for carrying messages during war).
- A short sling with a carabiner on either end, used to link the climbing rope to a bolt or other protection such as a nut or friend.
- An automobile; a working or driveable automobile.
- A competitor in a poker tournament.
- A person or vessel who runs blockades or engages in smuggling. (Especially used in combination, e.g. gunrunner).
- Part of a shoe that is stitched to the bottom of the upper so it can be glued to the sole.
- A speedrunner.
- A long, narrow carpet for a high traffic area such as a hall or stairs.
- An employee of a sports agent who tries to recruit possible player clients for the agent.
- A quick escape away from a scene.
- A type of soft-soled shoe originally intended for runners.
- A rope to increase the power of a tackle.
- A person who moves, on foot, at a fast pace, especially an athlete.
- Any entrant, person or animal (especially a horse), for a race or any competition; a candidate for an election.
- An idea or plan that has potential to be adopted or put into operation.
- A part of a cigarette that is burning unevenly.
- A baserunner.
- One who runs away; a deserter or escapee.
- The blade of an ice skate.
- The channel or strip on which a drawer is opened and closed.
- The curved base of a rocking chair.
- In saddlery, a loop of metal through which a rein is passed.
- In molding, a channel cut in a mold.
- The rotating-stone of a grinding-mill.
- The movable piece to which the ribs of an umbrella are attached.
- A tool in which lenses are fastened for polishing.
- A long stolon sent out by a plant (such as strawberry), in order to root new plantlets, or a plant that propagates by using such runners.
- A running gag
- A part of an apparatus that moves quickly.
- A smooth strip on which a sledge runs.
- A leaping food fish (Elagatis pinnulatis) of Florida and the West Indies; the skipjack, shoemaker, or yellowtail.
- A restaurant employee responsible for taking food from the kitchens to the tables.
- A person hired by a gambling establishment to locate potential customers and bring them in.
- A person (from one or the other team) who runs out onto the field during the game to take verbal instructions from the coach to the players. A runner mustn't interfere with play, and may have to wear an identifying shirt to make clear his or her purpose on the field.
- A strip of fabric used to decorate or protect a table or dressing table.
noun
- A mechanism consisting of a part which slides on or against a guide.
- A shoe that is backless and open-toed.
- A pocket in one's pants (trousers).
- The falling of large amounts of rubble, earth and stones down the slope of a hill or mountain; avalanche.
- A hand-held device made of smooth, hard material, used in the practice of slide guitar.
- A small dislocation in beds of rock along a line of fissure.
- A voluntary stutter used as a technique to control stuttering in one's speech.
- A sound which, by a gradual change in the position of the vocal organs, passes imperceptibly into another sound.
- The act of sliding; smooth, even passage or progress.
- An item of play equipment that children can climb up and then slide down again.
- A flat, usually rectangular piece of glass or similar material on which a prepared sample may be viewed through a microscope Generally referred to as a microscope slide.
- A lever that can be moved in two directions.
- A valve that works by sliding, such as in a trombone.
- A clasp or brooch for a belt, etc.
- A page of a computer presentation package such as PowerPoint.
- A grace consisting of two or more small notes moving by conjoint degrees, and leading to a principal note either above or below.
- A transparent plate bearing an image to be projected to a screen.
- The act of dropping down and skidding into a base
- A lively dance from County Kerry, in 12/8 time.
- A promiscuous woman, slut.
- An inclined plane on which heavy bodies slide by the force of gravity, especially one constructed on a mountainside for conveying logs by sliding them down.
- A surface of ice, snow, butter, etc. on which someone can slide for amusement or as a practical joke.
verb
- To (cause to) move in continuous contact with a surface.
- To lose one’s balance on a slippery surface.
- To move on a low-friction surface.
- To pass or put imperceptibly; to slip.
- To decrease in amount or value.
- To smoothly pass from one note to another by bending the pitch upwards or downwards.
- To ride down snowy hills upon a toboggan or similar object for recreation.
- To go; to move from one place or to another.
- To pass along smoothly or unobservedly; to move gently onward without friction or hindrance.
- To drop down and skid into a base.
- To subtly direct a facial expression at (someone).
- To kick so that the ball slides along the ground with little or no turning.
noun
- the activity of fastening something firmly in position
- an abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely
- an unhealthy and compulsive preoccupation with something or someone
- (histology) the preservation and hardening of a tissue sample to retain as nearly as possible the same relations they had in the living body
adj
- Done by machine.
- Related to mechanics (the branch of physics that deals with forces acting on mass).
- Acting as if one were a machine: lifeless or mindless.
- Handy with machines.
- Using mechanics (the design and construction of machines): being a machine.
- Related to mechanics (the design and construction of machines).
- As if performed by a machine: lifeless or mindless.
noun
- An instance of equipment failure.
- A stop on an organ that is operated by a hand or foot control rather than having to be manually set up in advance.
- A mechanical engineer.
- Manually created layout of artwork that is camera ready for photographic reproduction.
- One who does manual labor, especially one who is similar to Shakespeare's rude mechanicals
- A robot or mechanical creature.
noun
- A machine or mechanism that automatically sifts milled flour.
- A horse that wins at long odds.
- A person who sifts flour or meal.
- A member of a political party who does not support the party's nominee.
- A plant that grows larger and more rapidly than usual.
- In team sports, a relatively little-known or inexperienced player who inspires the team to greater success.
- A kind of fishing line; a boulter.
- A missed landing on an aircraft carrier; an aircraft that has made a missed landing.
- A filter mechanism.
- An obscure athlete who wins an upset victory.
- A person or thing that bolts, or runs suddenly.
verb
noun
- mechanical system in a factory whereby an article is conveyed through sites at which successive operations are performed on it
- a formation of people or things one beside another
- a mark that is long relative to its width
- a formation of people or things one behind another
- a length (straight or curved) without breadth or thickness; the trace of a moving point
- text consisting of a row of words written across a page or computer screen
- a single frequency (or very narrow band) of radiation in a spectrum
- a fortified position (especially one marking the most forward position of troops)
- a course of reasoning aimed at demonstrating a truth or falsehood; the methodical process of logical reasoning
- a conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or electric power
- a connected series of events or actions or developments
- a spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent
- a slight depression or fold in the smoothness of a surface
- a pipe used to transport liquids or gases
- the road consisting of railroad track and roadbed
- a telephone connection
- acting in conformity
- the hereditary derivation of an individual
- something (as a cord or rope) that is long and thin and flexible
- the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
- in games or sports; a mark indicating positions or bounds of the playing area
- (often plural) a means of communication or access
- a particular kind of product or merchandise
- a commercial organization serving as a common carrier
- space for one line of print (one column wide and 1/14 inch deep) used to measure advertising
- the maximum credit that a customer is allowed
- a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
- persuasive but insincere talk that is usually intended to deceive or impress
- a short personal letter
- a conceptual separation or distinction
verb
noun
- The hold which the short end of a lever has upon the thing to be lifted, or the hold which one part of a machine has upon another.
- A small meal or snack.
- The wound left behind after having been bitten.
- Something unpleasant.
- The swelling of one's skin caused by an insect's mouthparts or sting.
- aggression
- A cut, a proportion of profits; an amount of money.
- The act of biting.
- A piece of food of a size that would be produced by biting; a mouthful.
- A blank on the edge or corner of a page, owing to a portion of the frisket, or something else, intervening between the type and paper.
- An act of plagiarism.
verb
- To attack with the teeth.
- To cause sharp pain; to produce anguish; to hurt or injure; to have the property of so doing.
- To behave aggressively; to reject advances.
- To take or keep a firm hold.
- To take hold of; to hold fast; to adhere to.
- To take hold; to establish firm contact with.
- To sting.
- To have significant effect, often negative.
- To cause a smarting sensation; to have a property which causes such a sensation; to be pungent.
- To cause sharp pain or damage to; to hurt or injure.
- To perform oral sex on. Used in invective.
- To hold something by clamping one's teeth.
- To cut into something by clamping the teeth.
- To lack quality; to be worthy of derision; to suck.
- To plagiarize, to imitate.
- To bite a baited hook or other lure and thus be caught.
- To accept something offered, often secretly or deceptively, to cause some action by the acceptor.
verb
noun
- any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks
- an efficient person
- an intricate organization that accomplishes its goals efficiently
- a device for overcoming resistance at one point by applying force at some other point
- a group that controls the activities of a political party
- a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
noun
- A machine or mechanism for raising or carrying water.
- A textile fabric used like tapestry.
- A hydraulic apparatus by which a supply of water is furnished for ornamental purposes; also, an ornamental fountain or waterfall.
- Some action or activity done on, in, or using water.
- A style of painting executed in distemper or size, on canvas or a wall, intended to resemble a tapestry; (countable) such a painting.
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