machine: meaning and words from its letters
7 letters · 14 letter points · starts with M · ends with E
Meaning of machine
noun
A device that directs and controls energy, often in the form of movement or electricity, to produce a certain effect.
A computer.
Example: Game developers assume they're pushing the limits of the machine.
- figuratively
A person or organisation that seemingly acts like a machine, being particularly efficient, single-minded, or unemotional.
Example: Bruce Campbell was a "demon-killing machine" because he made quick work of killing demons.
Especially, the group that controls a political or similar organization; a combination of persons acting together for a common purpose, with the agencies which they use.
Listed forms: machines.
Source: Wiktionary — machine.
verb
To make by machinery.
To shape or finish by machinery; (usually, more specifically) to shape subtractively by metal-cutting with machine-controlled toolpaths.
Listed forms: machines, machining, machined.
Source: Wiktionary — machine.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for machine.
noun
a device for overcoming resistance at one point by applying force at some other point
- simple machine
noun
a group that controls the activities of a political party
- political machine
noun
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is machine in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of machine
M(3) + A(1) + C(3) + H(4) + I(1) + N(1) + E(1) = 14 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of machine
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from machine
97 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in machine. Showing up to 24, longest first.