machinery
The machines constituting a production apparatus, in a plant etc., collectively.
Noun 4 meanings
The machines constituting a production apparatus, in a plant etc., collectively.
The working parts of a machine as a group.
The collective parts of something which allow it to function.
“All of the machinery of the law was brought to bear on the investigation.”
The literary devices used in a work, notably for dramatic effect.
Etymology
From machine + -ery. Compare French machinerie.
MACHINERY at a glance
MACHINERY has 9 letters and scores 19 points in Scrabble (M 3 + A 1 + C 3 + H 4 + I 1 + N 1 + E 1 + R 1 + Y 4) and 20 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #6,824 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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