The Oxford Thesaurus An A-Z Dictionary of Synonyms - machine n.

1) mechanism, device, apparatus, contrivance, appliance, instrument, implement, tool, utensil, gadget, Colloq contraption, US gismo or gizmo: What kind of machine is used to make a corkscrew? 2 engine, motor, prime mover, vehicle; car, automobile, motor car, US auto: We used to get into the machine and go for Sunday picnics. 3) organization, system, ring, gang, cabal, clique, party, faction: The entire council is run by a political machine. --v. 4) shape, make, manufacture: In this department we machine the castings to a tolerance of one ten-thousandth of an inch.