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machine
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French machine, from Latin m?china (“a machine, engine, contrivance, device, stratagem, trick”), from Doric Greek ??????? (m?khan??), cognate with Attic Greek ?????? (m?khan?, “a machine, engine, contrivance, device”), from which comes mechanical.
Displaced native Old English searu.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /m???in/
- Rhymes: -i?n
Noun
machine (plural machines)
- A device that directs and controls energy, often in the form of movement or electricity, to produce a certain effect.
- (dated) A vehicle operated mechanically, such as an automobile or an airplane.
- (telephony, abbreviation) An answering machine or, by extension, voice mail.
- (computing) A computer.
- (figuratively) A person or organisation that seemingly acts like a machine, being particularly efficient, single-minded, or unemotional.
- 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.
- The whole machine of government, civil and religious, ought never to bear upon the people with a weight so oppressive
- (poetry) Supernatural agency in a poem, or a superhuman being introduced to perform some exploit.
- I am apt to think, that the changing of the Trojan fleet into water-nymphs, which is the most violent machine in the whole Æneid{{..}}
- (politics, chiefly US) The system of special interest groups that supports a political party, especially in urban areas.
- 1902, The Friend
- A machine politician cannot see why the straight ticket (as be and his clique of party bosses prepare it) should not be voted by every citizen belonging to that party.
- 2006, Jerry F. Hough, Changing Party Coalitions: The Mystery of the Red State-blue State Alignment, Algora Publishing ?ISBN, page 37
- In essence, therefore, the right-fork strategy of the Democrats meant an alliance of the South with the political machines built on the non-Protestant immigrants in key Northeastern states.
- 2013, Paul M. Green, Melvin G. Holli, The Mayors: The Chicago Political Tradition, fourth edition, SIU Press ?ISBN, page 126
- He was thrust into a political maelstrom for which he was ill-prepared, and yet he was, most notably, the Chicago machine's political savior.
- 1902, The Friend
- (euphemistic, obsolete) Penis.
- (historical) A contrivance in the Ancient Greek theatre for indicating a change of scene, by means of which a god might cross the stage or deliver a divine message; the deus ex machina.
- (obsolete) A bathing machine.
- 1823, Frances Burney, Journals and Letters, Penguin 2001, p. 512:
- One Machine only was provided for Bathers, the Limitted smoothness of the sands not extending widely enough to admit another.
- 1823, Frances Burney, Journals and Letters, Penguin 2001, p. 512:
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:machine
Hyponyms
Derived terms
Related terms
Descendants
- Tok Pisin: masin
- ? Hindustani: ???? (ma??n) / ????? (ma??n)
- ? Irish: meaisín
- ? Japanese: ??? (mashin)
- ? Maori: m?hini
- ? Swahili: mashine
Translations
References
- machine on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Verb
machine (third-person singular simple present machines, present participle machining, simple past and past participle machined)
- to make by machinery.
- to shape or finish by machinery.
Derived terms
- machinist
Translations
Further reading
- machine in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- machine in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Anagrams
- Eichman
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from French machine, from Middle French machine, from Latin m?china, from Doric Greek ??????? (m?khan??).
Alternative forms
- machien (archaic or colloquial)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /m???in?/
- Hyphenation: ma?chi?ne
- Rhymes: -in?
Noun
machine f (plural machines, diminutive machientje n or machinetje n)
- machine (mechanical or electrical device)
Derived terms
- machinaal
- machineren
- naaimachine
- nietmachine
- schrijfmachine
- tunnelboormachine
- vliegmachine
- wasmachine
Related terms
- machinatie
- machinist
- mechaniek
- mechanisch
Descendants
- Afrikaans: masjien
- ? Malay: mesin
- Indonesian: mesin
- ? Sundanese: ?????? (mesin)
French
Etymology
From Middle French machine, borrowed from Latin machina (“a machine, engine, contrivance, device, stratagem, trick”), itself a borrowing from Doric Ancient Greek ??????? (m?khan??).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ma.?in/
Noun
machine f (plural machines)
- machine, device (clarification of this definition is needed)
- (slang) machine (a person who is very efficient)
Derived terms
Related terms
- machinal
- machination
- machiner
- machinisme
- machiniste
- mécanique
- mécanisme
Descendants
Further reading
- “machine” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Anagrams
- chemina
Middle French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin machina.
Noun
machine f (plural machines)
- machine; device
Descendants
- French: machine (see there for further descendants)
- ? English: machine (see there for further descendants)
References
- “machine” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
- Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (machine, supplement)
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night
English
Alternative forms
- nite (informal)
Etymology
From Middle English nighte, night, nyght, ni?t, naht, from Old English niht, from Proto-West Germanic *naht (“night”), from Proto-Germanic *nahts (“night”), from Proto-Indo-European *nók?ts (“night”). Cognate with Scots nicht, neicht (“night”), West Frisian nacht (“night”), Dutch nacht (“night”), Low German Nacht (“night”), German Nacht (“night”), Danish nat (“night”), Swedish and Norwegian natt (“night”), Faroese nátt (“night”), Icelandic nótt (“night”), Latin nox (“night”), Greek ????? (nýchta, “night”), Russian ???? (no??, “night”), Sanskrit ????? (nákti, “night”).
Pronunciation
- (US, UK) enPR: n?t, IPA(key): /na?t/
- (UK, Scottish) IPA(key): /n??t/
- Rhymes: -a?t
- Homophone: knight
Noun
night (countable and uncountable, plural nights)
- (countable) The period between sunset and sunrise, when a location faces far away from the sun, thus when the sky is dark.
- The Bat—they called him the Bat. Like a bat he chose the night hours for his work of rapine; like a bat he struck and vanished, pouncingly, noiselessly; like a bat he never showed himself to the face of the day.
- (astronomy, countable) The period of darkness beginning at the end of evening astronomical twilight when the sun is 18 degrees below the horizon, and ending at the beginning of morning astronomical twilight.
- (law, countable) Often defined in the legal system as beginning 30 minutes after sunset, and ending 30 minutes before sunrise.
- (countable) An evening or night spent at a particular activity.
- (countable) A night (and part of the days before and after it) spent in a place away from home, e.g. a hotel.
- (uncountable) Nightfall.
- (uncountable) Darkness (due to it being nighttime).
- (uncountable) A dark blue colour, midnight blue.
- (sports, colloquial) A night's worth of competitions, generally one game.
Quotations
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:night.
Synonyms
- (evening or night spent at a particular activity): evening; see also Thesaurus:nighttime or Thesaurus:evening
- (quality of sleep): sleep
- (nightfall): dark, dusk, nightfall, sundown, sunset; see also Thesaurus:dusk
- (darkness): blackness, darkness, gloom, obscurity, shadow
Antonyms
- (period between sunset and sunrise): day; see also Thesaurus:daytime
- (darkness): brightness, daylight, light
Hypernyms
- 24-hour day
Hyponyms
Derived terms
Related terms
Descendants
- Pijin: naet
- ? Korean: ??? (naiteu)
Translations
See also
- (times of day) time of day; dawn, morning, noon/midday, afternoon, dusk, evening, night, midnight (Category: en:Times of day)
Interjection
night
- Ellipsis of good night
Translations
Verb
night (third-person singular simple present nights, present participle nighting, simple past and past participle nighted)
- To spend a night (in a place), to overnight.
- 2008, Richard F. Burton, Arabian Nights, in 16 volumes, p.284:
- "So I took seat and ate somewhat of my vivers, my horse also feeding upon his fodder, and we nighted in that spot and next morning I set out […]."
- 2008, Richard F. Burton, Arabian Nights, in 16 volumes, p.284:
References
- night at OneLook Dictionary Search
Anagrams
- Thing, thing
Italian
Etymology
Pseudo-anglicism, borrowed from English night with the meaning of nightclub.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?najt/
- Hyphenation: night
Noun
night m (invariable)
- nightclub
- 2014, Gianfranco Tomei, Sole nero, Edizioni Nuova Cultura, page 42.
- 2014, Gianfranco Tomei, Sole nero, Edizioni Nuova Cultura, page 42.
Middle English
Noun
night (plural nights)
- Alternative form of nighte
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from English night.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /?najt??/
Noun
night f (plural nights)
- nightlife (nocturnal entertainment activities, especially parties and shows)
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