MACHINERY
Dictionary entry overview: What does machinery mean?
• MACHINERY (noun)
The noun MACHINERY has 2 senses:
1. machines or machine systems collectively
2. a system of means and activities whereby a social institution functions
Familiarity information: MACHINERY used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• MACHINERY (noun)
Meaning:
Machines or machine systems collectively
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("machinery" is a kind of...):
machine (any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "machinery"):
enginery (machinery consisting of engines collectively)
grinder; mill; milling machinery (machinery that processes materials by grinding or crushing)
Meaning:
A system of means and activities whereby a social institution functions
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Context examples:
the complex machinery of negotiation / the machinery of command labored and brought forth an order
Hypernyms ("machinery" is a kind of...):
scheme; system (a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole)
"The third time someone tries to put a saddle on you, you should admit you're a horse." (English proverb)
"A spared body only goes twenty-four hours further that another" (Breton proverb)
"Seek counsel of him who makes you weep, and not of him who makes you laugh." (Arabic proverb)
"Without suffering, there is no learning." (Croatian proverb)
