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Synonyms for engine

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motor machine

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Noun

1. Motor — A complex mechanical device which converts energy into useful motion or physical effects

motor, drive

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A complex mechanical device which converts energy into useful motion or physical effects.

Forms

Plural
engines → motors, drives, machines, instruments…

Example sentences

  • motor This machine is driven by a small electric motor.
  • machine However, they can help him breathe with a machine.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
enginefalling
motorfalling
machinefalling

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters
drive1, motor2
7 letters
machine2
9 letters
implement3
10 letters
instrument3, locomotive4

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (motor2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
moteur
Italiano
motore
Español
motor
Deutsch
Motor
Català
motor