Associations to the word «Machinery»

Wiktionary

MACHINERY, noun. The machines constituting a production apparatus, in a plant etc., collectively.
MACHINERY, noun. The working parts of a machine as a group.
MACHINERY, noun. The collective parts of something which allow it to function.
MACHINERY, noun. (figuratively) The literary devices used in a work, notably for dramatic effect

Dictionary definition

MACHINERY, noun. Machines or machine systems collectively.
MACHINERY, noun. A system of means and activities whereby a social institution functions; "the complex machinery of negotiation"; "the machinery of command labored and brought forth an order".

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley