machinery, n.
(machineries)
freq. cnt. 18
(machineries)
freq. cnt. 18
machines or machine systems collectively
<noun.artifact> freq. cnt.: 15 freq. cnt.: 15
machinery
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
a system of means and activities whereby a social institution functions
<noun.group> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3
machinery
sample sentences
"the complex machinery of negotiation""the machinery of command labored and brought forth an order"
semantic pointers
hypernym