Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

n. device consisting of a piece of machinery; has moving parts that perform some function

n. a natural object resembling a machine in structure or function; "the mechanism of the ear"; "the mechanism of infection"

gear

n. a mechanism for transmitting motion for some specific purpose (as the steering gear of a vehicle)

mechanism, mechanics

n. the technical aspects of doing something; "a mechanism of social control"; "mechanisms of communication"; "the mechanics of prose style"

mechanism, chemical mechanism

n. the atomic process that occurs during a chemical reaction; "he determined unique mechanisms for the photochemical reactions"

gear, paraphernalia, appurtenances

n. equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc.

gear, cogwheel, gear wheel

n. a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion

pitch, gear

v. set the level or character of; "She pitched her speech to the teenagers in the audience"

setup, apparatus

n. equipment designed to serve a specific function

equipment

n. an instrumentality needed for an undertaking or to perform a service

implement

n. instrumentation (a piece of equipment or tool) used to effect an end

utensil

n. an implement for practical use (especially in a household)

car, auto, automobile, machine, motorcar

n. a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine; "he needs a car to get to work"

procedure, process

n. a particular course of action intended to achieve a result; "the procedure of obtaining a driver's license"; "it was a process of trial and error"

personalty, effects, personal estate, personal property, private property

n. movable property (as distinguished from real estate)

ragbag, hodgepodge, hotchpotch, odds and ends, oddments, melange, farrago, omnium-gatherum

n. a motley assortment of things

whatchamacallit, stuff, whatsis, sundry, sundries

n. miscellaneous unspecified objects; "the trunk was full of stuff"

provisions, stores, supplies

n. a stock or supply of foods

things

n. any movable possession (especially articles of clothing); "she packed her things and left"

stuff, clobber

n. informal terms for personal possessions; "did you take all your clobber?"

luggage, baggage

n. a case used to carry belongings when traveling

gear, cogwheel, gear wheel

n. a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion

cam

n. a rotating disk shaped to convert circular into linear motion

luggage, baggage

n. a case used to carry belongings when traveling

gear, paraphernalia, appurtenances

n. equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc.

supply, render, provide, furnish

v. provide or furnish with; "We provided the room with an electrical heater"

set, rig, set up

v. equip with sails or masts; "rig a ship"

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