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| NOUN | 1 | engine | Motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work |
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| 2 | engine | Something used to achieve a purpose | |
| 3 | engine, locomotive, locomotive engine, railway locomotive | A wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks |
| Sounds | eh'njhahn; ih'njhahn |
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| Rhymes | Aachen, Aaron, abandon, and 2521 more rhymes in ahn... |
| Meaning | Motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work. |
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| Parts | camshaft; gearing, gear, geartrain, power train, train |
| Broader | motor |
| Narrower | aircraft engine; automobile engine; auxiliary engine, donkey engine; generator; heat engine; reaction-propulsion engine, reaction engine |
| Nouns | engineer |
| Meaning | Something used to achieve a purpose. |
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| Examples | "an engine of change" |
| Broader | causal agent, cause, causal agency |
| Meaning | A wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks. |
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| Synonyms | locomotive, locomotive engine, railway locomotive |
| Member of | train, railroad train |
| Parts | fender, buffer, cowcatcher, pilot; footplate |
| Broader | self-propelled vehicle |
| Narrower | choo-choo; diesel locomotive; dinky, dinkey; electric locomotive; iron horse; pilot engine; shunter; steam locomotive; switch engine, donkey engine; tank engine, tank locomotive; traction engine |
| Nouns | engineer |
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