machinery
US /məˈʃinɚi/
Definition
machines or machine systems collectively
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
The factory invested in new machinery to increase its output.
Word Family
Synonyms
- equipmentan instrumentality needed for an undertaking or to perform a service
- apparatusequipment designed to serve a specific function
- hardwaremajor items of military weaponry (as tanks or missile)
Collocations
- Easy farm machineryto farm machinery, meaning to be a farmer; work as a farmer
- Medium heavy industrial machinerydescribing heavy industrial machinery (an actor who plays villainous roles)
- Hard periodic servicing of plant machinerydescribing periodic servicing of plant machinery (happening or recurring at regular intervals)
- Very Hard cumbersome administrative machinerydescribing cumbersome administrative machinery (difficult to handle or use especially because of size or weight)
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