Associations to the word «Machinery»

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

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".