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engine
What does engine mean?
engine (noun): a complex mechanical device which converts energy into useful motion or physical effects.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use engine in a sentence?
How do you pronounce engine?
/ˈɛndʒɪn/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does engine come from?
From Middle English engyn, from Anglo-Norman engine, Old French engin (“skill, cleverness, war machine”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to engine
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “engine” mean?
an endorsement made in a passport that allows the bearer to enter the country issuing it
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a walker; one who walks or goes on foot, especially as opposed to one who uses a vehicle
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things that are or can be known about a given topic; communicable knowledge of something
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a complex mechanical device which converts energy into useful motion or physical effects
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