1. Noun
(Pronounced, in this sense, ////.) Natural capacity; ability; skill.
2. Noun
Anything used to effect a purpose; any device or contrivance; an agent.
3. Noun
Any instrument by which any effect is produced; especially, an instrument or machine of war or torture.
4. Noun
A compound machine by which any physical power is applied to produce a given physical effect.
5. Verb
To assault with an engine.
6. Verb
To equip with an engine; -- said especially of steam vessels; as, vessels are often built by one firm and engined by another.
7. Verb
(Pronounced, in this sense, /////.) To rack; to torture.
8. Noun
motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work
Vocabulary classified under Engineering
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