engine

• appliance
• converter
• equipment
• machine
• mechanism
• mill
• motor
• tool
• transformer

• noun
  1. A large construction used in warfare, such as a battering ram, catapult etc.
  2. A tool; a utensil or implement.
  3. A complex mechanical device which converts energy into useful motion or physical effects.
  4. A person or group of people which influence a larger group; a driving force.
  5. The part of a car or other vehicle which provides the force for motion, now especially one powered by internal combustion.
  6. A self-powered vehicle, especially a locomotive, used for pulling cars along a track.
  7. A software or hardware system responsible for a specific technical task (usually with qualifying word).
  8. Ingenuity; cunning, trickery, guile.
  9. The result of cunning; something ingenious, a contrivance; (in negative senses) a plot, a scheme.
  10. Natural talent; genius.
  11. Anything used to effect a purpose; any device or contrivance; an agent.
• verb
  1. To equip with an engine; said especially of steam vessels.
  2. To assault with an engine.
  3. To contrive; to put into action.
  4. To rack; to torture.

• The car’s engine overheated after a long drive in the desert.
• The mechanic inspected the engine for signs of damage.
• A powerful engine is essential for racing cars.
• The airplane’s engine was making an unusual noise.
• Engineers worked to design a more fuel-efficient engine.

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