What part of speech is machines?

Machines can be categorized as a noun and a verb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. machines is a verb, present, 3rd person singular of machine (infinitive).
  • 2. machines is a noun, plural of machine.

Inflections

Verb

Noun

What does machines mean?

Definitions

Verb

machine - make by machinery; "The Americans were machining while others still hand-made cars"
machine - turn, shape, mold, or otherwise finish by machinery

Noun

machine - any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks
machine - a device for overcoming resistance at one point by applying force at some other point
machine - an efficient person; "the boxer was a magnificent fighting machine"
machine - a group that controls the activities of a political party; "he was endorsed by the Democratic machine"
machine - an intricate organization that accomplishes its goals efficiently; "the war machine"
machine - a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine; "he needs a car to get to work"

Examples of machines

#   Sentence  
1. noun Remember the old shoe sizing machines that was a form of radiation xray?
2. noun Percentage of votes that will be cast via computer voting machines that don't produce a paper record.
3. noun Actually working out there was good - the machines are nice and the classes are fun.
4. noun My mother prefers the arbitrary selection of the lottery machines over my lucky numbers.
5. noun The real problem is not whether machines think but whether men do.
6. noun The agonies of the machine age do not originate from the machines as such.
7. noun It is impossible to substitute machines for people themselves.
8. noun The machines are idle now.
9. noun Certainly there are inequalities in level of education even within a generation, but there have been no visible inequities between machines and materials in recent years.
10. noun The screw, the lever, the wedge, the pulley, etc. are called simple machines.
11. noun Sometimes machines can make an unconscious person breathe for years.
12. noun Oil is necessary to run various machines.
13. noun Computers can be thought of as mere calculating machines.
14. noun These machines are all worked by electricity.
15. noun These machines aren't working now.
Sentence  
noun
Remember the old shoe sizing machines that was a form of radiation xray?
Percentage of votes that will be cast via computer voting machines that don't produce a paper record.
Actually working out there was good - the machines are nice and the classes are fun.
My mother prefers the arbitrary selection of the lottery machines over my lucky numbers.
The real problem is not whether machines think but whether men do.
The agonies of the machine age do not originate from the machines as such.
It is impossible to substitute machines for people themselves.
The machines are idle now.
Certainly there are inequalities in level of education even within a generation, but there have been no visible inequities between machines and materials in recent years.
The screw, the lever, the wedge, the pulley, etc. are called simple machines.
Sometimes machines can make an unconscious person breathe for years.
Oil is necessary to run various machines.
Computers can be thought of as mere calculating machines.
These machines are all worked by electricity.
These machines aren't working now.

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