Synonyms for engine
ˈɛn dʒənen·gine

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1. enginenoun

   Synonyms:
   motor

2. enginenoun

   To assault with an engine.

   To engine and batter our walls. T. Adams.

   Synonyms:
   motor

3. enginenoun

   The result of cunning; a plot, a scheme.

   Vessels are often built by one firm and engined by another.

   Synonyms:
   motor

4. enginenoun

   A device to convert energy into useful mechanical motion, especially heat energy

   Synonyms:
   motor

5. enginenoun

   A powered locomotive used for pulling cars on railways.

   Synonyms:
   motor

6. enginenoun

   A person or group of people which influence a larger group.

   Synonyms:
   motor

7. enginenoun

   the brain or heart.

   Synonyms:
   motor

8. enginenoun

   A software system, not a complete program, responsible for a technical task (as in layout engine, physics engine).

   Synonyms:
   motor

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:1.0 / 2 votes

1. enginenoun

   motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work

   Synonyms:
   railway locomotive, locomotive, locomotive engine

2. enginenoun

   something used to achieve a purpose

   "an engine of change"

   Synonyms:
   railway locomotive, locomotive, locomotive engine

3. locomotive, engine, locomotive engine, railway locomotivenoun

   a wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks

   Synonyms:
   railway locomotive, locomotive, locomotive engine

4. enginenoun

   an instrument or machine that is used in warfare, such as a battering ram, catapult, artillery piece, etc.

   "medieval engines of war"

   Synonyms:
   railway locomotive, locomotive, locomotive engine

Matched Categories

1. • Causal Agent
   • Instrument
   • Motor

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. enginenoun

   Synonyms:
   machine

2. enginenoun

   Synonyms:
   implement, instrument, weapon, agent, means

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. enginenoun

   Synonyms:
   locomotive, mogul, traction engine

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1. List of paraphrases for "engine":

   motor, engines, motors, driver, locomotive, moteur, machines, tractive, machinery, powerhouse

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1. Frederic Grappe:

   One thing is sure, his VO2 max suggests he has the engine to achieve what he's achieved.

2. Ramon Tremosa:

   Separating Google's search engine from its commercial activities is necessary to restore level playing field.

3. Chief Executive Gregory Hayes:

   You don't want to start that jet engine up with a shaft that's bent, even if we're talking about 5/10,000ths of an inch, you do three minutes of windmilling operation to cool the entire hot section of the aircraft down to the same temperature.

4. Henry Albert Ben, _The Second Law_:

   Hell must be isothermal; for otherwise the resident engineers and physical chemists (of which there must be some) could set up a heat engine to run a refrigerator to cool off a portion of their surroundings to any desired temperature.

5. Richard Vance:

   Mayday, mayday, mayday, east River engine failure!