Device vs. Machine
Difference Between Device and Machine
Devicenoun
Any piece of equipment made for a particular purpose, especially a mechanical or electrical one.
There are a number of household devices in a kitchen such as a dishwasher, a garbage disposal, or an electric can opener.Machinenoun
A device that directs and controls energy, often in the form of movement or electricity, to produce a certain effect.
Devicenoun
(computing) A peripheral device; an item of hardware.
Machinenoun
(dated) A vehicle operated mechanically, such as an automobile or an airplane.
Devicenoun
A project or scheme, often designed to deceive; a stratagem; an artifice.
Machinenoun
An answering machine or, by extension, voice mail.
I called you earlier, but all I got was the machine.Devicenoun
(Ireland) An improvised explosive device, home-made bomb
Machinenoun
(computing) A computer.
Game developers assume they're pushing the limits of the machine.He refuses to turn off his Linux machine.Devicenoun
(rhetoric) A technique that an author or speaker uses to evoke an emotional response in the audience; a rhetorical device.
Machinenoun
(figuratively) A person or organisation that seemingly acts like a machine, being particularly efficient, single-minded, or unemotional.
Bruce Campbell was a "demon-killing machine" because he made quick work of killing demons.The government has become a money-making machine.Devicenoun
(heraldry) A motto, emblem, or other mark used to distinguish the bearer from others. A device differs from a badge or cognizance primarily because as it is a personal distinction, and not a badge borne by members of the same house successively.
Machinenoun
Especially, the group that controls a political or similar organization; a combination of persons acting together for a common purpose, with the agencies which they use.
Devicenoun
(archaic) Power of devising; invention; contrivance.
Machinenoun
Supernatural agency in a poem, or a superhuman being introduced to perform some exploit.
Devicenoun
(legal) An image used in whole or in part as a trademark or service mark.
Machinenoun
The system of special interest groups that supports a political party, especially in urban areas.
Devicenoun
(printing) An image or logo denoting official or proprietary authority or provenience.
Machinenoun
Penis.
Devicenoun
(obsolete) A spectacle or show.
Machineverb
to make by machinery.
Devicenoun
(obsolete) Opinion; decision.
Machineverb
to shape or finish by machinery.
Devicenoun
an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose;
the device is small enough to wear on your wrista device intended to conserve waterMachinenoun
any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks
Devicenoun
something in an artistic work designed to achieve a particular effect
Machinenoun
an intricate organization that accomplishes its goals efficiently;
the war machineDevicenoun
any clever (deceptive) maneuver;
he would stoop to any device to win a pointMachinenoun
an efficient person;
the boxer was a magnificent fighting machineDevicenoun
any ornamental pattern or design (as in embroidery)
Machinenoun
4-wheeled motor vehicle; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine;
he needs a car to get to workDevicenoun
an emblematic design (especially in heraldry);
he was recognized by the device on his shieldMachinenoun
a group that controls the activities of a political party;
he was endorsed by the Democratic machineMachinenoun
a device for overcoming resistance at one point by applying force at some other point
Machineverb
turn, shape, mold, or otherwise finish by machinery
Machineverb
make by machinery;
The Americans were machining while others still hand-made cars
