Associations to the word «Machinery»

Wiktionary

MACHINERY, noun. The machines constituting a production apparatus, in a plant etc., collectively.
MACHINERY, noun. The working parts of a machine as a group.
MACHINERY, noun. The collective parts of something which allow it to function.
MACHINERY, noun. (figuratively) The literary devices used in a work, notably for dramatic effect

Dictionary definition

MACHINERY, noun. Machines or machine systems collectively.
MACHINERY, noun. A system of means and activities whereby a social institution functions; "the complex machinery of negotiation"; "the machinery of command labored and brought forth an order".

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.